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Samsung Galaxy S23 to solely use Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, no Exynos 2300
Every year Samsung releases its S-series phones with two chipsets, depending on the region. However, with Samsung Galaxy S23, the company seems to change its traditional and use a single Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset worldwide.
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Samsung Galaxy foldable series is coming next month, while some fans and consumers are already looking forward to the next year’s Galaxy S23 series. This is because Samsung’s S-series offers the most advanced features.
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So, the Galaxy S23 series which consists of three models – S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra will reportedly come in early 2023. All three devices will feature Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. As per the company’s tradition, another chipset was expected to be Exynos 2300.
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Meanwhile, according to the new information by tipster Ming-Chi Kuo, Samsung Galaxy S23 series will exclusively feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and there will not be Exynos 2300 variant.
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1. Qualcomm will likely be the sole processor supplier for Samsung Galaxy S23 (vs. 70% shipment proportion for S22) thanks to the next flagship 5G chip SM8550 made by TSMC 4nm.— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) July 8, 2022
Samsung Galaxy S23 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor (SM8550) is said to offer low heat, high battery life, smooth and stable performance, and an improved camera experience. It is optimized for TSMC’s design rule thus, it is more advanced than its predecessors.
Samsung’s Exynos 2300 chipset, on the other hand, is not able to match the SM8550’s performance level. It is built on Samsung’s 4nm and can’t compete with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in all aspects.
It should also be mentioned the company has created a team to create a custom flagship chipset for Galaxy smartphones that includes 1000 engineers. As per the reports, this chipset will arrive Samsung Galaxy S25 in 2025. Till then, the tech maker seems to use the Qualcomm processor.
Furthermore, as Samsung will use the Snapdragon chipset in all of its next year’s flagship phones, Qualcomm or its Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will gain more market share in the high-end Android market in 2023.
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Apple’s newly released iPhone 15 Pro models evolved controversial over the heating problems. Various users complain that their device gets warm even without heavy usage. Well, Apple has finally decided to acknowledge overheating issues with the iPhone 15 Pro.
The iPhone maker issued a statement via Forbes, as to how it plans to address the problems. Apple has finally acknowledged that the iPhone 15 Pro series is having overheating problems. The company will release a new iOS 17 update for the devices soon.
Apple said the following: “We have identified a few conditions which can cause iPhone to run warmer than expected. The device may feel warmer during the first few days after setting up or restoring the device because of increased background activity”.
Apple’s statement notes that recent updates to some third-party apps on iOS 17, like Instagram, Asphalt 9, and Uber, overload the A17 Pro chip’s CPU, causing the iPhone to get warmer than normal. The optimization work is underway along with implementing necessary fixes to completely address the problem.
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Samsung is returning the Exynos chip, while the next Galaxy S Ultra will solely use the Snapdragon chipset. Equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy, the Galaxy S23 Ultra already surpasses the iPhone 15 Pro Max in graphics tests, the Galaxy S24 Ultra will be the next gaming king.
In a recent GPU compute test on Geekbench 6, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 scored over 15,000 points, 60% higher than the GPU score (9,000 points) of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Since the Galaxy S24 Ultra will boast the 8 Gen 3’s “for Galaxy” variant, the GPU performance will likely be even better.
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The time for Snapdragon has returned.
The GPU score for 8 Gen 3+ has been leaked.
8G2 9K
8G3+ 15K. pic.twitter.com/PdR8S6RzWA— Revegnus (@Tech_Reve) September 25, 2023
Previous reports revealed that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 brings one ARM Cortex-X4 CPU core, five ARM Cortex-A720 CPU cores, and two Cortex-A520 CPU cores. In particular, it packs the Adreno 750 GPU with hardware ray-tracing acceleration, offering 50% better graphics than its predecessor.
Samsung is ready to return the Exynos chip with its next Fan Edition smartphone. The Galaxy S23 FE will come with Exynos 2200 processor and is set to officially debut on October 4. The aggressive pricing strategy of this device will help Samsung boost sales in key markets like India.
Earlier, tipster @stufflistings made an X post, revealing that the upcoming Galaxy S23 FE uses Exynos 2200 chip in India. In other markets like the United States, the device will get Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 AP, the same as the Galaxy S22 flagships.
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Apart from the S23 FE, the South Korean tech giant will also unveil the Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Tab S9+ FE tablets alongside the Galaxy Buds FE on the same day. It’s worth mentioning that Google will also hold its made by Google event to introduce the Pixel 8 series.
[Exclusive] Here’s a real-life image of the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE.
Plus, here's the Geekbench score comparison between the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE (right) with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (left).
Furthermore, I can confirm that the Exynos 2200 variant of the Galaxy S23 FE will launch in… pic.twitter.com/5872oKbh6Q— Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) September 30, 2023