Samsung announces Exynos CPU with 1.5GHz with 16MP camera

Samsung have the luxury of making their own chips. The Exynos chipset, which debuted with the Samsung Galaxy S II at a mere 1.2GHz is getting a 1.5GHz version, called the Exynos 4212.

Samsung also has a pair of high-end mobile cameras headed for the production line. One is a 16MP main shooter with a back illuminated sensor for better low-light performance and the other is a 1.2MP module with 720p@30fps capture capabilities for front-facing cameras.

We cannot quite make out the Google-translated press release but it seems the front facing camera will have 1/8.2 sensor (that sounds pretty small, but we'll see) and the ISO of the main shooter goes up to 1,600.