This week was supposed to be the launch of a new processor, but that didn’t materialize: the non-announcement of the Exynos 2200 is perhaps the tech industry’s biggest disappointment at the start of the year. For this reason, Samsung LSI – responsible for the development of the Exynos SoCs – is on the losing side today.
On the winning side we have an obvious sales champion: After the first batch sold out immediately, the Oppo Find N already has more than 1 million prospects in China. But before we dive into the best and worst news of the past seven days, let’s take a look at last week’s top headlines at NextPit:
Winner of the week: Oppo – take my money!
The Oppo Find N, considered by many, including the NextPit team, considered the perfect form factor for foldable devices, sold out in its first week of sales. According to Chinese media (via GSMArena) demand for the device is so high that the brand can’t keep up with requests and the Find N is struggling with supply issues.
Such is the popularity of the Find N that more than 1 million people have expressed an interest in purchasing the device. However, that doesn’t mean that all of them will buy the foldable device. However, the large number of registrations indicates the great popularity.
Oppo: Shut up and take my money! / ©Oppo
In recent months, the Chinese market has boosted sales of other foldable smartphones, such as Take the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3, which was one of the best-selling phones during China’s biggest e-commerce event, Singles’ Day. The growing interest in this type of device in the largest market in the world says a lot about the future of this smartphone product category. However, Oppo is not expected to launch the Find N outside of China in 2022!
In any case, the manufacturer’s success among foldables is undeniable, whether the Find N is available to us in Western nations or not. Oppo, once again: welcome to the post of the winner of the week!
Loser of the week: Samsung LSI and the Exynos 2200
#PlaytimeIsOver. The gaming market is now getting serious. Stay tuned for the next #Exynos with the new GPU emerging from RDNA 2. January 11, 2022. Source: Twitter Samsung 12/30/2021
At the end of 2021, Samsung filled our hearts with hope: the new Exynos 2200 processor was on its way and promised to revolutionize the gaming smartphone market. But when it came time to unveil the new SoC, the world’s largest cellphone maker didn’t deliver.
Earlier this week, all posts related to the launch event were removed from the web and nothing arrived via email about the release of the Exynos 2200 either. And why?
One of the reasons for the cancellation of this announcement could be related to the leak of some AMD RDNA2 GPU performance benchmarks, the results of which did not meet the expectations of the mobile chip. A second rumor states that this happened due to GPU temperature issues.
Whatever the reason, things are not looking good for the new processor, which has long been the subject of slight doubts about its use in the upcoming Galaxy S22 series. Although many websites report that the chip will be used in the flagship line expected for February 8th. But as my colleague Rubens Eishima noted in this week’s poll, “Samsung’s response to the media leaves[siehe unten] the door is open that the processor could also come onto the market in another mobile phone”.
By the way, there was no official notice canceling the event, it just didn’t happen. When we contacted Samsung, our team received a rather general statement on the matter: “Regarding the announcement of the Exynos 2200, we are coordinating the release with the launch of a new smartphone”.
Well, whether it’s due to a lack of planning or issues with the performance of the new chips, the non-release of the Exynos 2200 is our pick for the loser of the week.
And that’s it for today! I wish you a nice Sunday – and please stay healthy! Finally, the question for you: What do you think of this week’s tips? Let us know what you think in the comments on this article.