Samsung‘s in-house Exynos chipsets are making a return to flagship Galaxy devices next year. The Galaxy S24 series is rumored to be powered by the Exynos 2400, at least in some markets. The rest of the world will get an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. However, this split may not work as it did for the Galaxy S22 series last year. A new rumor says Samsung will ship the Galaxy S24 Ultra with the Snapdragon chip globally. The Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ may follow the usual dual-chip strategy.
Galaxy S24 Ultra buyers may get a Snapdragon processor globally
Samsung made its fans happy earlier this year by shipping the Galaxy S23 series with a Snapdragon chip globally. The company’s decision to ditch Exynos chipsets was appreciated by all. This came after a years-long dual-chip strategy where it used Snapdragon in some markets (primarily China and North America) and Exynos in the rest of the world. including Europe.
The problem with this strategy was Exynos. Samsung’s in-house processors had performance, power, and thermal issues. The Snapdragon versions of Galaxy flagships always outperformed their Exynos counterparts. This performance gap widened in recent years, making the Korean firm go all-in with Snapdragon this year. Buyers who previously got Exynos versions could immediately feel the difference.
However, to everyone’s surprise (and disappointment), Samsung is bringing back Exynos next year. The company has reportedly improved its chip fabrication tech and is confident that the Exynos 2400 can give the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 a run for its money. As usual, it was expected to ship the Snapdragon version in the US, China, and a few other markets, while Europe and the rest of the world get the Exynos version.
However, tipster @Tech_Reve claims that the Galaxy S24 Ultra will get a Snapdragon processor in all markets. The priciest 2024 Samsung flagship won’t come in an Exynos version. The source doesn’t say anything about the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+. That likely means the Korean behemoth will follow the usual dual-chip strategy for the two smaller models.
Interestingly, this comes just a day after another noted tipster Ice Universe suggested that the entire Galaxy S24 series will get the Exynos 2400 in Europe. So nothing seems to be set in stone yet. Samsung may still be figuring out what works best for its business. The confusion should settle in the coming months, once the company finalizes everything and the Galaxy S24 series enters the production stage.
2023-08-31 15:09:12