Most likely some kind of dedicated deep learning accelerator. This is coming with or without Apple: > Exynos 8895 features VPU (Vision Processing Unit) which i

Most likely some kind of dedicated deep learning accelerator. This is coming with or without Apple: > Exynos 8895 features VPU (Vision Processing Unit) which is designed for machine vision technology. This technology improves the recognition of an item or its movements by analyzing the visual information coming through the camera. Furthermore, it enables advanced features such as corner detection that is frequently used in motion detection, image registration, video tracking and object recognition. http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/Exynos/w/solution/mod_ap/8895/ http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/Exynos/w/solut... > New Vision Processing Unit (VPU) paired to the Image Signal Processors (ISP) that provides a dedicated processing platform for numerous camera features, freeing up the CPU and GPU and saving power. https://www.mediatek.com/products/smartphones/mediatek-helio-x30 https://www.mediatek.com/products/smartphones/mediatek-helio... I was also hoping that with Google's high-efficiency for the TPU, they would make a version for mobile as well, at least for their Pixel phones. I guess they still might, but the fact that the TPU2 does both training and inference makes me think they won't do that anytime soon anymore. The biggest reasons why I like this "mobile AI chips" trend is that they can give you back some privacy, if the data can be analyzed locally without going to the vendors' servers, and I think they will also boost the capabilities of computational photography. No more spying toys for kids, etc.