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Samsung’s Galaxy S24 with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: Will It Eclipse Apple’s A17 Pro?
Apple recently launched its iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro handsets. As an answer, the Galaxy S24 series is coming early next year. Meanwhile, there’s a question arises! Will the Samsung Galaxy S24 smartphone equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy beat Apple’s A17 Pro chipset?
Let’s compare benchmark results.
Apple A17 Pro (iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max)
According to Geekbench 6, Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro featuring the A17 Pro chipset managed 2,908 single-core points and a 7,238 multi-core score. Over the last year’s processor, the new product translates to a 16% single-core score improvement and a 13% multi-core gain.
In addition, Geekbench revealed a 3.78GHz base frequency for the CPU performance cores inside the A17 Pro. Well, it will be interesting to see how Apple’s new 3nm-based A17 Pro chip fares in terms of efficiency given the new 3nm process.
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Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy (S24 Ultra)
While the official launch of the Galaxy S24 series is yet to happen, early (possible) benchmark results surfaced in the recent past. Similar to the Galaxy S23, the next year’s flagship models will use an overclocked Snapdragon chipset, an edge over the upcoming Android rivals.
In the Geekbench 6 test, the unreleased S24 Plus, powered by 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy, scored 2233 and 6661 points in single-core and multi-core tests, respectively. For Galaxy chip’s three-core cluster is clocked at 3.15GHz instead of 2.96GHz, and the single high-performance core runs at 3.30GHz, up from 3.19GHz.
Left – A17 Pro, Right – 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy
Conclusion.
Geekbench results make the Apple A17 Pro a clear winner with higher scores in both multi-core and single-core tests. Since Qualcomm is yet to unveil the next-gen Snapdragon chipset, the performance might significantly improve prior to the commercialization.
What do you think, will Samsung Galaxy S24’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy beat Apple’s A17 Pro chipset?
Samsung Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus, and Galaxy S22 Ultra smartphones are getting an Android 14-based One UI 6.1.1 update. The company has initiated this update rollout for S22 series users in Korea and the company will expand it in more countries soon.
One UI 6.1.1 update for the Samsung Galaxy S22 series arrives with One UI build versions given below.
- S901NKSU5EXH7 – Galaxy S22
- S906NKSU5EXH7 – Galaxy S22 Plus
- S908NKSU5EXH7 – Galaxy S22 Ultra
Developing…
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus could look the same as S24 Plus from the front. The company has reportedly reduced side bezels on the vanilla and Ultra variants. Meanwhile, the lineup’s middle child could introduce no bezel refinements.
The Galaxy S25 Plus could have wider bezels than S25 and S25 Ultra. Tipster IceUniverse claims that the move is aligned with differentiating the Plus from Ultra. It’s also said that the recently leaked renders have frame appearance errors.
The S25 Ultra is said to be slightly thicker and more squarish than the S25 Plus. This is highly due to identical display size with a difference of only 0.1mm. The backplate will have notable differences due to distinct cameras and sensors.
Samsung’s next-gen flagships will likely debut in January next year. Details about the upcoming phones are floating heavily, fading the One UI 7 trend. However, things may change with time as early rumors couldn’t be considered final specs.
A bad news,S25+ will be the widest bezel among the three models, which is almost the same as S24+.
It may be that Samsung did this on purpose to make way for S25 Ultra.
Among the three models, the narrowest bezel is S25 Ultra. pic.twitter.com/CaEPyeooAC— ICE UNIVERSE (@UniverseIce) September 17, 2024
I have a more accurate CAD than onleaks, which contains lines that were missing before, so I know this.
— ICE UNIVERSE (@UniverseIce) September 18, 2024
The Galaxy S25 Plus could be equipped with a 4900mAh battery. Similar to the S24 Plus, it would support 45W fast charging technology. Yet, you can expect even longer battery performance due to the enhanced application processor.
Samsung will either use Exynos 2500 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. Both chipsets will be developed using the next-generation 3nm chipset. Improved display technology may further push the power efficiency, offering even more juice to run.
Samsung Foundry is not doing well with the newest cutting-edge technologies. Now, a new report from a Korean media outlet suggests that Samsung could begin DS Division restructuring by year-end, aiming to break down silos.
According to ChosunBiz (via TrendForce), Samsung plans a major shuffle in the DS (Semiconductor Foundry) Division. The move is aimed at addressing issues like lack of communication and team self-interest.
Additionally, Samsung is also facing competition in the DRAM market, falling behind SK Hynix in HBM and DDR5. TrendForce highlights that the company needs to go beyond restructuring to fundamentally change its organization.
Samsung’s DS division reportedly planning to strengthen collaboration processes by integrating existing team-based structures into a project-centered model, to resolve issues arising from the siloed operation of departments.
Recently, it was reported that the company is planning to cut up to 30% of its workforce in the future. The Korean tech giant’s Foundry business is struggling due to various issues, including low yields for the 3nm GAA process.
Earlier, The Korea Times reported that yield for Samsung’s 3nm process remained in the single digits until Q1 this year, and slightly improved to about 20% in Q2. The company needs the yield rate to be at least 60 percent to trigger mass production.
A Samsung spokesperson cited by Chosun Biz admitted that there continues to be a disconnection between the departments developing new processes and those responsible for mass production, with serious issues arising from the shifting of blame for failures.