Samsung shall be utilizing Snapdragon processors worldwide for its next-gen Galaxy S23 smartphones, in keeping with analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Samsung has sometimes shipped Galaxy telephones to the U.S. market with Snapdragon chips, whereas these in Europe and different worldwide markets typically housed Samsung’s personal Exynos chipset.
Samsung used Qualcomm to provide round 70% of the chips for the Galaxy S22 collection, in keeping with a latest report. Up to now, the Korean tech firm has sometimes used Snapdragon in its U.S. marketed smartphones, whereas utilizing Exynos in worldwide markets. However plainly Samsung could also be dropping its Exynos processor fully for its subsequent technology flagship Galaxy smartphones.
Again in February of this yr, early reviews didn’t paint a flattering image of the Exynos 2200, when in comparison with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The prevailing idea at the moment was Samsung needed to throttle again the GPU on the Exynos 2200 with a purpose to keep away from overheating and preserve sufficient battery life.
If the transfer to completely use Snapdragon does occur, it might very effectively be because of efficiency, energy effectivity, or each. Qualcomm’s SM-8550, greater than prone to be named the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, reportedly has stronger efficiency than Samsung’s upcoming Exynos chip. In response to Kuo, the Exynos 2300 “cannot compete” with the subsequent technology Snapdragon. He additionally means that Qualcomm will acquire an excellent increased share of the high-end market with its upcoming SM-8550.
The Exynos chip has not had a very good monitor report within the final couple of years. In 2020, followers of Samsung began a petition that garnered tens of 1000’s of signatures asking the corporate to cease utilizing the Exynos chips in its gadgets. The decision for the top of Exynos by followers was introduced on by ongoing efficiency, battery life, and thermal points typically discovered on the Exynos variations of Samsung’s flagship gadgets. Following the petition, Samsung said that each “Exynos and Snapdragon processors undergo the identical strict and rigorous, real-life testing situations with a purpose to ship a constant and optimum efficiency over your entire lifecycle of the smartphone.”
Whereas Samsung could also be dropping the Exynos in its Galaxy gadgets, the corporate’s Cell President TM Roh stated in a city corridor assembly again in April that it was engaged on making a brand new utility processor that shall be “distinctive” to Galaxy smartphones. We are going to simply have to attend and see what all of this implies within the coming months, as extra leaks and rumors are absolutely to floor in regards to the Galaxy S23 collection.
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