Be quick, CYBER MONDAY deals! Galaxy Watch 7, Samsung TV, Galaxy Buds 3 Pro and Galaxy S24 Ultra.

SamMobile has affiliate and sponsored partnerships. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn a commission.

News For You
News For You
Notifications

You’ll only get a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Galaxy S24 if you live here

Phone
By 

Last updated: January 17th, 2024 at 21:15 UTC+01:00

Samsung's flagship Galaxy S series has long used both the company's own Exynos chipsets and the Snapdragon chipsets from Qualcomm. The latter would only be available in a very limited number of markets as Samsung released the Exynos-powered variant everywhere else.

That changed last year as Samsung went Snapdragon-only for the Galaxy S23 series. All three models were available with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy chipset worldwide. That's changing again this year as Exynos has made a return, with the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ being powered by the Exynos 2400 in most markets.

Galaxy S24 Ultra uses Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 exclusively

As we've seen in the past, Samsung is going to release the Exynos 2400-powered Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ in the vast majority of markets across the globe. Only a handful of markets will get the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 ‘for Galaxy' variant. These include the United States, China, Canada, and possibly Japan.

If you're curious why we've not mentioned the Galaxy S24 Ultra yet, that's because it's unique in its own right. There's no Exynos variant of the Ultra. All Galaxy S24 Ultra variants sold in all countries across the globe are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy chipset.

While Samsung fans are rightly apprehensive about the shortcomings of the Exynos compared to the Snapdragon, it's important to note that the Exynos 2400 has received meaningful improvements to its CPU, GPU, and AI performance. The GPU improvements are particularly noteworthy as the upgraded AMD RDNA3-based GPU has shown some impressive figures in all of the benchmarks we've seen so far.

There's reason to be cautiously optimistic as the situation may not be as bad as it used to be in the past. Just how well the Exynos-powered variants stack up against the Snapdragon variants can only be judged once we have all of the units in for review. Fingers crossed, for Samsung's sake, that history doesn't repeat this time around.

Phone Galaxy S24Galaxy S24 PlusGalaxy S24 Ultra Pre-order Galaxy S24 Now!
Scroll for more related content
News For You

You might also like

Galaxy S24 gets second November 2024 software update

Galaxy S24 gets second November 2024 software update

Samsung has started rolling out the November 2024 software update for the Galaxy S24 series for the second time. The first update, which brought the November 2024 security patch, was released early last month, and instead of releasing the December 2024 update, Samsung has now pushed out another update with last month's security patch. Galaxy […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 14 hours ago
The ultimate Samsung Holiday Gift Guide for 2024

The ultimate Samsung Holiday Gift Guide for 2024

The end of 2024 is over the horizon, and Black Friday has kicked off the holiday shopping season. For many, the time has come to prepare gifts for family and friends or to renew themselves with some of the latest tech available. If you're looking for a bit of inspiration for Samsung gift ideas, you've […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 3 days ago
Screenshots of more One UI 7.0 apps leak, one app even available for download!

Screenshots of more One UI 7.0 apps leak, one app even available for download!

More screenshots of Samsung apps from One UI 7.0 have leaked online, courtesy of Gerwin van Giessen on X/Twitter. One of those apps—Samsung Reminder—is even available for download and works fine on existing devices like the Galaxy S24 Ultra and the Galaxy Z Fold 6. One UI 7.0 will bring updated user interface to various […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 5 days ago
Quickly create GIFs using the camera on your Galaxy smartphone

Quickly create GIFs using the camera on your Galaxy smartphone

Do you like sharing GIFs on social media and messaging apps? Do you also like creating your own GIFs instead of just sharing what’s already available in the apps you use or the keyboard you type on? Galaxy smartphones offer several methods of creating GIF files. One of those involves swiping and holding the shutter […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 5 days ago
Samsung may be preparing One UI 7.0 beta as a pre-Christmas gift

Samsung may be preparing One UI 7.0 beta as a pre-Christmas gift

The One UI 7.0 (Android 15) beta program could arrive a week or so before Christmas. The latest rumor about the One UI 7.0 beta release date comes from Tarun Vats on X (formerly Twitter) and paints a different story than another rumor from just a week ago. A few days back, a leaked roadmap […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 6 days ago
Galaxy S24 and Ring get late Black Friday bundle deals

Galaxy S24 and Ring get late Black Friday bundle deals

Technically speaking, Black Friday is behind us. However, that hasn't stopped Samsung from launching new late Black Friday deals over the past two weeks. One of the latest hot Black Friday deals on Samsung's website involves the Galaxy S24 series. All three S24 variants are now available for lower prices. And for the first time, […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 7 days ago