The Samsung Galaxy S23 leaks and rumors proceed to come back in at a fast tempo, and the most recent chatter that we’re listening to is that the flagship cellphone sequence goes to go all-in with Snapdragon chipsets in all (or at the least most) of the markets that will probably be offered in.
This comes courtesy of an earnings name from Snapdragon producer Qualcomm (through GSMArena (opens in new tab)), during which Qualcomm chief monetary officer Akash Palkhiwala stated that Snapdragon chips would get a “world share” of the Galaxy S23 market – up from a 75% share with the Galaxy S22.
Historically, Samsung suits its Galaxy S sequence telephones with both Qualcomm Snapdragon silicon or its personal Exynos chipsets, relying on area – Europe normally will get Exynos, whereas the US normally will get Snapdragon, for instance. Now, that may be altering.
Nonetheless to come back
The actual chip in query would after all be the as-yet-unannounced Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, following on from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 that has been powering a whole lot of the high-end Android telephones to seem in the marketplace this yr.
In accordance with the rumors which were swirling round, the Gen 2 model of the chipset might make an look in December 2022. The Galaxy S23 would then observe on shortly afterwards, most likely in February.
It is price taking into account that some sources are saying (opens in new tab) that Samsung does nonetheless wish to use an Exynos processor in some Galaxy S23 fashions, so it might be that the “world share” for Qualcomm is not a very 100% deal.
Evaluation: a returning rumor
The information that the Galaxy S23 telephones would possibly use a Snapdragon chipset in each area is not notably stunning: for those who’ve received an extended reminiscence you would possibly bear in mind an identical rumor showing across the Galaxy S22 handsets earlier than they launched.
Again in July 2022, one of the notable business analysts within the enterprise predicted that the Galaxy S23 sequence could be utilizing the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset in each area that it was offered in, so this can be a rumor that has a powerful monitor report.
Not lengthy after that, Qualcomm dropped a touch that it may be getting its chipsets into extra Galaxy telephones subsequent yr – which after all Qualcomm could be glad to see. It might additionally make life less complicated for customers too.
Nevertheless, Exynos chipsets won’t be off the desk fully. Earlier this yr we heard experiences that Samsung was constructing a model new and improved processor to be launched in a number of years, with Qualcomm Snapdragon CPUs filling the hole within the meantime.
