Since the Galaxy S7, Samsung has been doing something rather odd with its phones. It would launch the American versions of its phones with the latest Qualcomm chip, and it would launch the international versions with its own Exynos chips. However, next year, the Galaxy S23 will only use Snapdragon chips.
Samsung is one of the few companies that actually manufactures its own chips. Mediatek, Qualcomm, and Unisoc are other examples. These companies provide chips for all of the smartphones and tablets on the market. They also make chips for some computers.
Samsung has been a force in the smartphone industry, as it has its own line of chips called the Exynos chips. While these chips have been powering the company’s flagship phones, they were lagging behind the competition. The Exynos 2200 was an example of this, as it wasn’t able to keep pace with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
Next year, the Galaxy S23 will be powered exclusively by Snapdragon chips
It’s tough going up against Qualcomm in the chip industry. Thus, according to The Motley Fool, Qualcomm is going to be the supplier for all of the Galaxy S23 units next year. This was stated during a Q&A session after Qualcomm’s earnings meeting. Samsung and Qualcomm extended their partnership an additional seven years, so it will remain active until 2030.
As part of the deal, Qualcomm will provide chips to more Samsung phones than ever. Not only will the company supply chips for Samsung’s phones, but it will also provide chips for its computers, laptops, and extended reality devices.
While this is true, reports point to Samsung still working on an Exynos 2300 SoC. We’ll need to wait on more information on that front because there’s the possibility that this chip will be canceled.
Qualcomm is going to supply chips for Samsung in the future, but we can expect Samsung to use this as an opportunity to hunker down and work on its chip tech. While the company won’t be supplying chips for its phones, it still builds chips for Google, Apple, and other companies.
2022-07-28 15:05:28