[1] The Cortex-A73 serves as the successor of the Cortex-A72, designed to offer 30% greater performance or 30% increased power efficiency.
[2] The design of the Cortex-A73 is based on the 32-bit ARMv7-A Cortex-A17, emphasizing power efficiency and sustained peak performance.
[6][7] The Kryo 280 was the first released semi-custom product, though the modifications made relative to the stock Cortex-A73 were not announced.
[9] The Kryo 280, released in March 2017 by Qualcomm in the Snapdragon 835, uses a modified Cortex-A73 core.
[11] The Cortex-A73 is also found in a wide range of mid-range chipsets such as the Samsung Exynos 7885, MediaTek Helio P series, and other HiSilicon Kirin models.