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Samsung to ship Galaxy S22 line solely with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip, no Exynos 2200

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Samsung’s Exynos processor hasn’t received much attention from its users due to its relatively low performance over its Snapdragon companions. Disliking the poor performance, users have urged Samsung to offer future Galaxy devices with Snapdragon processors worldwide.

It looks like Samsung has listened to the users and now it is planning to launch the upcoming Galaxy phones with Snapdragon processors all over the world. A piece of new information reveals that the forthcoming Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra will feature Snapdragon chips in all countries.

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Previously, there were reports that Samsung will introduce its new Exynos 2200 chipset and the Galaxy S22 series will be the first to use it. Meanwhile, as per tipster Ahmed Qwaider, Samsung has dropped this plan and is looking to put Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor inside Galaxy S22 Ultra everywhere.

It seems a piece of good news for Samsung fans, especially for those who belong to Asia, Europe, and Latin America as they usually get the Exynos version of Note and S series phones.

To be mentioned, both the Exynos 2200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 use one Cortex-X2 core, three Cortex-A710 cores, and four Cortex-A510 cores, and both are built using Samsung Foundry’s 4nm process. But, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1’s Adreno GPU is reportedly more powerful than Exynos 2200’s AMD RDNA2-based GPU.

Moving on, Samsung Exynos 2200 was officially scheduled to launch on January 11, 2022, however, this hasn’t happened. And, it the company might not introduce it for a few months now. Right now, we can’t clarify when the makers will release this chipset and which phone will use it.

As soon as any new information arrives on this matter, we’ll make sure to inform you. Till then, you can look forward to our Samsung Galaxy S22 series tracker (linked below) that carries all major and minor details about the devices.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Series: Here’s everything we know so far [January 9]

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Vivo X100 Ultra w/ 200MP Periscope beats Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

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Vivo X100 Ultra is officially launched to challenge Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra with a 200MP Periscope camera. Specs-wise, this smartphone outpaces Samsung’s latest Galaxy S24 Ultra in terms of imaging capabilities, thanks to the custom Periscope sensor.

The new Vivo X100 Ultra comes with a 1-inch Sony LYT-900 main camera, and a 200MP periscope camera leveraging the 1/1.4″ ISOCELL HP9 sensor co-developed with Samsung. It’s notably the largest telephoto sensor fitted on a phone to date.

The Periscope introduces f/2.67 aperture and an 85mm equivalent focal length. Following its collaboration, Vivo brought Zeiss T* coating and Zeiss APO certification to the X100 Ultra, as part of delivering improved clarity and less fringing at contrast edges.

This monstrous zoom camera brings up to 3.7x optical zoom and 20% improved light sensitivity. Its telephoto macro (a.k.a. telemacro) mode offers 20x magnification. The company also introduced its BlueImage algorithm which was in development for eight years.

Vivo X100 Ultra

X100 Ultra’s 50MP main camera uses a 1/0.98” LYT-900 sensor with f/1.75 aperture and 23mm focal length. It also supports up to 4K 120fps video recording and Dolby Vision support. Besides, the 3rd lens is a 14mm equivalent ultrawide with a 1/2″ 50MP LYT-600 sensor.

Galaxy S24 Ultra…

The Galaxy S24 Ultra comes with a quad rear camera setup. The module consists of an advanced 200MP primary sensor – ISOCELL HP2, an ultrawide camera, a 10MP Telephoto with 3x optical zoom, and a 50MP Periscope with 5x optical zoom.

As the periscope camera is co-developed by Samsung, quality shouldn’t be questioned. This year’s Samsung flagship is equipped with a new 50MP periscope camera with 5x optical zoom. However, the 200MP periscope sounds pretty capable and powerful over S24 Ultra’s.

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Google Pixel 8a 5G launched to compete with Samsung’s Galaxy S23 FE

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Google just unveiled the Pixel 8a 5G smartphone to compete with Samsung Galaxy S23 FE. The new smartphone features a durable battery, the brand-new Tensor G3 chip from Google, long-lasting software support, and more.

Google Pixel 8a Specifications

The Pixel 8a smartphone sports a 6.1-inch Actua OLED screen with a high resolution (1080 x 2400 pixels) and brightness (up to 2,000 nits), featuring a 120Hz refresh rate. The screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 3.

With 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB storage options, the Pixel 8a is powered by Google’s Tensor G3 processor. The smartphone includes a 4492mAh battery, supports fast charging, and offers wireless charging. However, it lacks the Pixel 8 series’ wireless powershare feature.

On the back, there is an impressive camera module that includes a 64-megapixel main camera and a 13-megapixel ultrawide camera. It also features a 13MP front camera for selfies.

Google promises seven years of software updates for the device, which is more than what’s offered for the Galaxy S23 FE. It comes preinstalled with Android 14. It also includes advanced security features to protect against malware and phishing.

Moreover, the smartphone supports a Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyrometer, Magnetometer, Barometer, Face Unlock, and Fingerprint Unlock. It is IP67-certified for dust and water resistance, as well as uses 24% recycled materials.

Google Pixel 8a specs

Availability and Price

Google Pixel 8a is offered in Aloe, Bay, Porcelain, and Obsidian colors. It comes in two storage variants, 128GB and 256GB. The prices are as follows:

  • For the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage option, the cost is $499, £499, €549, or INR 52,999.
  • The 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant is priced at $559, £559, or €609.

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LG Innotek struggles to gain ground in Samsung smartphone CoF

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LG Innotek is supplying CoF for budget and mid-range Samsung smartphones this year. Despite the CoF supply chain formed by the Korean govt., Stemco still has the upper hand in overall volume and model-specific volume in the Samsung CoF market.

TheElec notes that LG Innotek is not making progress in Samsung smartphones’ CoF (chip-on-film) market. Back in 2021, Korean govt formed a local CoF supply chain, but Japan’s Stemco still has an edge over LG Innotek in the Samsung smartphone CoF market.

As of 2024, LG Innotek and PI Advanced Materials are still supplying CoF and related materials for Samsung’s affordable phones like the Galaxy A5 series. Pay attention, the lower lineup of the Galaxy A series and Galaxy M series uses the CoG method, mounting chips on glass substrates.

LG Innotek’s CoF production line operation rate is expected to reach around 70% this year. Beyond Samsung, LG Innotek supplies smartphone CoFs to Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Notably, G Innotek’s revenue was 20.6 trillion won last year.

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