There are a few days after the official release of the iPhone 5S, Samsung has confirmed that it plans to launch a computer running a 64-bit device next year. A processor that seems to be obviously homemade, because it seems that the South Korean firm is currently working on a Exynos 64 bits, and an internal source of the firm states that the processor is being finalized. This means that the processor can already be installed on a smartphone or tablet to perform tests.
Therefore, we can say that the hardware is almost ready, and the worst is yet to do is to tell the operating system to adapt to this new 64-bit architecture. On this point, we have had confirmation from the director of the Linux Foundation that the Android operating system is inherently compatible with this new architecture since it is based on a Linux kernel.
However, one must take into account the development of the applications so that they take full advantage of this new architecture. An architecture that is normally upward to 32-bit OS Android, but that it must undergo some changes to make it fully compatible with 64-bit architecture. In fact, the goal is to provide an OS that is fully compatible with existing 32-bit, but can switch to 64-bit when needed.
In any case, every reason to believe that the first unit equipped with a 64-bit processor is the Samsung Galaxy S5 which is to be announced in April or May of next year. Anyway, it remains to be seen whether Google has officially announced compatibility with 64-bit architecture for its mobile operating system at the announcement of Android 4.4 KitKat is normally scheduled for the month of October.
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