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Samsung may have dropped the ball on its Galaxy Tab S9 FE line

If you feared the Galaxy Tab S7 FE was a one-off experiment, Samsung proved this week that's not the case. The company announced two new Fan Edition tablets, signaling bigger plans for the lineup. But have the Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Tab S9 FE+ missed the mark? We'll discuss these tablets, their strengths, and […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

The Snapdragon and Exynos chips that power the Galaxy S23 FE

Samsung's new Fan Edition smartphone is finally ready to go on sale. Availability differs by market, and so does the chipset that powers the device. Here's all you need to know. Similar to other phones released by Samsung, the Galaxy S23 FE is split between Qualcomm and Exynos markets. More specifically, the Galaxy S23 FE […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs 8+ Gen 1: Which will the Galaxy S23 FE use?

The Galaxy S23 FE will go official in less than a week, and some Samsung fans are dreading the return of the region-based Exynos and Snapdragon split that has been the tradition for Galaxy S flagships for the longest time, a tradition that Samsung broke in 2023 by using only a Snapdragon chip on both […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
1 year ago

The ‘better’ Galaxy S23 FE could be exclusive to US customers

Well, those who were complaining about Samsung possibly using the Exynos 2200 chip exclusively for the Galaxy S23 FE got some good news today: It seems the Galaxy S23 FE will have a variant powered by a Snapdragon chip after all, as revealed by a benchmark listing on the Geekbench website. The US variant of […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
1 year ago

Galaxy S22 Ultra Exynos and Snapdragon variants take different pictures

The Exynos and Snapdragon Galaxy S22 Ultra variants are almost identical, but not quite. The two chipsets have similar performance levels on paper, but they don't always exhibit the same behavior. Even in the area of mobile photography, the Exynos and Snapdragon Galaxy S22 Ultra variants differ and don't produce the exact same results. Picture […]

By Mihai Matei
3 years ago

Galaxy phones with Snapdragon SoCs to get better location tracking soon

Samsung Galaxy smartphones powered by Qualcomm chipsets will become better at location tracking beginning Q2 2022. More precisely, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 888 chipsets, in particular, will soon take advantage of new technologies from Trimble RTX that enable meter-level location accuracy. Qualcomm announced today that the Trimble RTX GNSS correction services platform […]

By Mihai Matei
3 years ago

Here’s why the anti-Exynos sentiment is so strong in India

Fans worldwide have chided Samsung for selling two versions of its flagship Galaxy S and Galaxy Note smartphones for many years. There is, however, one market that has been excessively vocal about its anti-Exynos sentiments: India. Given that it is the world's second-largest and fastest-growing smartphone market, one can't help but wonder where all the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
3 years ago

Snapdragon for Korean Galaxy S22 crushes high hopes for Exynos 2200

There are always a lot of opinions whenever Samsung launches its latest high-end chipset. It's compared with Qualcomm's latest product. That's largely because Samsung then proceeds to ship its latest Galaxy S lineup with the Exynos SoC in some markets and the Snapdragon in others. For the most part, Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipsets have outperformed their […]

By Adnan Farooqui
3 years ago

This list tells you if your Galaxy S22 will be Exynos or Snapdragon

Until now, it was fairly easy to guess which chipset a Galaxy S series smartphone would get, based on the region alone. It is a lot more complicated with the Galaxy S22 series thanks to conflicting information. Some asinine ravings went as far as stating that Samsung axed the Exynos 2200 entirely and that all […]

By Adnan Farooqui
3 years ago

Qualcomm Snapdragon is killing Samsung’s Exynos dream

Qualcomm knows a thing or two about making high-end smartphone chipsets. Every year, its flagship Snapdragon product is the SoC of choice for most high-end Android smartphones. The company manages to raise the bar every single year. There are others that make high-end mobile chipsets as well. There's MediaTek with its Dimensity and Huawei's HiSilicon […]

By Adnan Farooqui
3 years ago

Samsung confirms Exynos 2200 launch delay, says chipset has no issues

There has been a lot of speculation recently about the Exynos 2200. This is Samsung's latest flagship processor that was to be introduced with the upcoming Galaxy S22 series. Samsung normally unveils its latest high-end chipset a month or so before the new flagship lineup is announced. It had planned to do that this time […]

By Adnan Farooqui
3 years ago

Galaxy S22 may get Snapdragon globally as Exynos 2200 disappears

Samsung has been fitting flagship smartphones with its Exynos chipsets for the longest time. In some markets, the devices are released with the comparable Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Others get the Samsung Exynos chip. That's what was expected to happen for the upcoming Galaxy S22 series as well. Markets across Asia, Middle East and Europe would […]

By Adnan Farooqui
3 years ago

Snapdragon Galaxy S22 Ultra could be a killer yet cool gaming phone

While Samsung's flagship smartphones pack top-of-the-line hardware, they're not particularly revered as gaming-ready devices. Both the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S21 series were quite the scorchers under gaming loads. However, things might be better off with the Galaxy S22 series if a noted tipster is to be believed. Ice Universe took the Snapdragon 8 Gen […]

By Anil Ganti
3 years ago

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