The Samsung Galaxy S23 will not have an Exynos version and European consumers will finally be able to buy one smart phone of the range equipped with a Snapdragon chip.
Qualcomm and Samsung have signed a new agreement for the supply of chips for smartphones. The contract runs until 2030 and will allow the two groups to strengthen their ties.
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Previous reports hinted at Samsung dropping its Exynos chips for the Galaxy S23 series and this information has now been confirmed by Qualcomm. Cristiano Amon, the boss of the American founder, strongly implied this during a call with analysts, organized on the sidelines of the publication of the company’s latest quarterly results.
“ What I can say at this point is that we were 75% on the Galaxy S22 before the deal. You can consider we’re going to be much better than this on the Galaxy S23 and beyond “, he said. A way of saying that the Galaxy S23 will switch to all Snapdragon.
Until now, Samsung equipped smartphones in its flagship range, the Galaxy S, with Exynos or Snapdragon SoCs depending on the territory. In China or the United States, the devices carried chips from Qualcomm. On the European market, we were entitled to the Exynos versions.
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This situation created frustration for some consumers, who had the impression of buying a less good smartphone when they saw themselves imposing an Exynos SoC. Despite promises year after year, Samsung has never quite managed to match the performance or power efficiency of Snapdragon chips.
Samsung has therefore resolved to depend more on Qualcomm in the years to come. The Galaxy S23 will be equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 worldwide, but many other devices are affected by the agreement between the two entities.
Cristiano Amon explains that Qualcomm will also supply Samsung with chips for its laptops, tablets and “ future extended reality devices “. It therefore seems that the South Korean group is radically curbing its production of Exynos chips, which may survive in a few entry-level or mid-range models.
Source : SamMobile
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