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Latest Snapdragon news
Here you will find the latest news and most recent developments on the Snapdragon, with regular updates and all the information you need.
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
- 12 months 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
- 1 year 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
- 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
- 1 year 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
- 1 year 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
- 6 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
- 6 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
- 9 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