Samsung Galaxy S23 Could Exclusively Feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Chips

Last Updated on July 11, 2022 by Anu Joy

Samsung has traditionally used Snapdragon processors for its Galaxy flagships in the United States and other markets. Whereas, the Exynos chip was favoured in various countries across Europe and Asia. Now, the South Korean manufacturer appears to be breaking tradition. If rumours are to be believed, it could opt for the Snapdragon processor over its Exynos counterpart for the Samsung Galaxy S23 series globally.

According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Samsung is planning to exclusively use Snapdragon chips for the Galaxy S23 in all markets. To compare, Qualcomm produced approximately 70 percent of the chips for the Samsung Galaxy S22 series. The upcoming flagship 5G chip SM-8550 could be branded as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

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Kuo says that Qualcomm’s processor performed better than Samsung’s Exynos chip, prompting Samsung to ditch the latter for its S23 series. The analyst states, “S23 may not adopt Exynos 2300 made by Samsung 4nm because it can’t compete with SM8550 in all aspects.” He believes that the SM-8550 has “obvious advantages” over SM8450/SM8475 when it comes to power efficiency.

Exynos chips have had a rocky past, with issues in design and performance cropping up in the last few years. The situation got so bad that Samsung fans petitioned the company to stop using Exynos chips, in 2020. Coming back to the present, Samsung launched the Exynos 2200 at the beginning of this year. Unfortunately, this chip was also plagued with software bugs.

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If the rumour turns out to be true, Galaxy S23 users in Europe and Asia will get to experience the superior performance of the Snapdragon processor. Do you think Samsung will finally ditch its Exynos chipset? Let us know in the comments below.