Remember how MediaTek got so excited about its MT6592 being able to have all eight of its cores active at one time? At the time that MediaTek introduced the chip, the Samsung Exynos 5 octa-cores were still only able to access one set for 4 cores at a time; the four Cortex A-15's are used for heavy lifting while the four Cortex A-7's are used for light paperwork...Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/MediaTek-MT6592-poses-for-a-family-picture-with-its-8-adorable-cores_id47763
