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Samsung plans important change to make the Exynos 2400 better

Ever since there have been rumors that Samsung might bring the Exynos chipset back for its flagship phones next year, fans are understandably concerned if it's going to address the issues that made Exynos chipsets lag behind their Snapdragon counterparts for many years. The signs are pointing towards a return of the Exynos. We've exclusively […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 year ago

After Galaxy S23, it feels Samsung robbed me for years with Exynos

Samsung has always insisted that its flagship Exynos chipset can match the competitor from Qualcomm but the former has often left a lot to be desired. Previous iterations of its flagship Galaxy S phones made it clear that the Exynos was no match for the Snapdragon. The Galaxy S22 series was the last to feature […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
1 year ago

Samsung is Qualcomm’s official partner for Snapdragon Pro Series gaming league

South Korean tech giant Samsung is the official smartphone partner for one of the biggest multi-title mobile e-sports leagues, the Snapdragon Pro Series. Qualcomm announced at the Snapdragon Summit 2022 in Hawaii that it has named Samsung to be its presenting partner for the Snapdragon Pro Series in 2023. This marks another collaborative milestone between […]

By Sagar Naresh
1 year ago

Galaxy Book 2 Go could launch soon as support pages goes live on Samsung’s website

As per the latest reports, Samsung seems to be working on the successor to their 2021 Galaxy Book Go and Galaxy Book Go 5G laptops. The Galaxy Book 2 Go and Book 2 Go 5G recently appeared on the Bluetooth SIG certification website. Well, that's not it. The official support pages of both notebooks also […]

By Sagar Naresh
1 year ago

Exynos Galaxy S23 is a joke Samsung should not play on its customers

For as long as we can remember, Samsung has shipped two iterations of its flagship smartphone. A select few countries get the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset whereas the rest of the world gets the equivalent Exynos chipset. We saw this most recently with the Galaxy S22 series that was split across the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 years ago

Samsung says it won’t throw Exynos in trash after giving up to Qualcomm

Many Samsung fans have consistently called upon the company to just use Qualcomm chipsets worldwide in its flagship smartphones. Its Exynos efforts have remained unable to outperform the Snapdragon rivals. In recent years, Samsung has increased its reliance on Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets for flagships. Over 70% of all Galaxy S22 units shipped globally come with […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 years ago

Qualcomm confirms Snapdragon exclusivity for Galaxy S23, future devices

It was rumored earlier this year that the Galaxy S23 might only use Snapdragon chipsets. The company has previously used a mix of Qualcomm Snapdragon and its Exynos chipsets for these flagship phones. That might change for good next year. Qualcomm has effectively confirmed that the Galaxy S23 will exclusively be powered by Snapdragon chipsets. […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 years 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
2 years ago

Is this why Samsung’s Exynos chips overheat?

Samsung Galaxy smartphones, and Android devices in general, have become crazy powerful. The debate concerning Samsung's Exynos and Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips seems neverending, and this can lead to healthy competition. But regardless of which solution is better — Snapdragon or Exynos — they're both suffering from similar issues. And because these problems occur with chipsets […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Could Galaxy Note 8 be the first Snapdragon 836-powered phone?

A lot of Galaxy Note 8-related leaks, reports, and rumors have emerged since the past few weeks, hinting towards the phone's design and specifications. However, a new leak suggests that the upcoming flagship phablet from Samsung could be the first Snapdragon 836-powered smartphone in the world. The report states that the Snapdragon 836 chipset is a slightly […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 years ago

Exynos variant of the Galaxy S8 offers slightly better GPU performance than the Snapdragon variant

There are two variants of the Galaxy S8 and S8+. One variant uses Samsung's Exynos 8895 chipset, while the other uses the Snapdragon 835 SoC from Qualcomm. The Snapdragon variant is sold in Canada, China, Japan, and the US. Other markets around the world get the Exynos variant. Both chipsets are quite similar in terms of features, functionality, and […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 years ago

Samsung to bet on its homebrew SoCs by reducing dependency on Qualcomm’s chipsets

Samsung and Qualcomm share a unique, long standing relationship. However, the former seems to have changed its mind about being dependent on the latter for its chipset supply. For a good few years now, Samsung has been shipping phones (including its top-tier models) with Qualcomm's Snapdragon series of chipsets. It turns out that the Korean fabricator […]

By Yash G.
9 years ago

New Galaxy Device with new Exynos, Intel LTE and QHD screen confirmed (Codename KQ)

Samsung’s Galaxy S5 has been released for several weeks now, and since then we are now able to paint a better picture of what Samsung’s plans for future devices might be. Several months ago, rumours were flowing abound about how Samsung would release two versions of the Galaxy S5: the standard model that we know […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
10 years ago

Samsung may use Snapdragon 600 Quad-Core inside their Galaxy S IV

Korean newspapers reported about Samsung may switch from processor to Snapdragon 600 Quad-Core instead of their own Exynos processor. The Snapdragon 600 Quad-Core processor is used in the newly introduced HTC One, it is very fast and LTE enabled which makes it very nice. Since the latest benchmarks the snapdragon is everywhere. When we read […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
11 years ago

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