For years, Samsung has been using a dual flagship model in terms of mobile phone chips. This means that it uses its in-house Exynos chips for its flagships along with Snapdragon. While the Snapdragon models are released in China, the US, and other large markets, the Exynos models go to Europe and parts of Asia. However, Samsung’s self-developed Exynos 2300 will no longer be used in the Galaxy S23 series of flagship phones. Instead, the company will use the chip in the Samsung Galaxy S22 FE, a mid-range mobile phone. Now, there are reports that the company will be bringing its chips back to its flagships. The Exynos 2400 will be the model from the Samsung Galaxy S24 series.
There are reports that the Samsung Exynos 2400 will start mass production in November this year. Samsung Galaxy S24 series will go official in 2024 and may use this chip. This chip can only be used for the South Korean version of this mobile phone series. Currently, there are two specs rumors regarding the architecture design of the Samsung Exynos 2400. There is a report that the chip will use 1+4+3 octa-core architecture. However, there is another report that the device will come with a ten-core 1+2+3+4 architecture.
The Exynos 2400 is expected to come with one Cortex X4 super large core, one Cortex A510 small core and one Cortex A720 large core. However, there is no specific number of major and minor cores. There are no leaks or rumors regarding the specific number. It is important to note that Samsung has been using Snapdragon chips in its flagship devices in recent years. But there will still be flagship phones equipped with its Exynos series chips in the Korean market.
Apart from this, the Exynos series chips also have a lot of influence in Europe. It is unclear whether the European version of the Samsung Galaxy S24 series will use the Qualcomm processor or the Exynos 2400. As of now, there is no official comment from Samsung regarding this report.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Series Exclusive Chip Exposure: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
Samsung and Qualcomm have reached an agreement that the upcoming Galaxy S23 series will use a special chipset, which will be officially called the “Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy”. However, the name looks too long, and Samsung is preparing to simplify it to “Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy”. There are reports that the new version of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 chip still uses TSMC’s 4nm process. Its super-large core is Cortex X3, and the CPU clock frequency will be 3.36GHz. This is higher than the 3.2GHz clock frequency that the original model from Qualcomm used. Samsung made some changes to Qualcomm’s chip to make it more powerful.
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In addition, the new version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 CPU also includes four 2.8GHz large cores and three 2.0GHz small cores. The GPU is the Adreno 740, and the running score easily exceeds 1.3 million on AnTuTu. In other respects, the Samsung Galaxy S23 will come with an FHD+ direct screen that supports high refresh rate. The device will also use a 3900 mAh battery to keep its lights on. However, the device will only support 25W charging which is not a lot. As far as the launch date is concerned, the device will go official on February 1 (early hours of February 2 in China).
Samsung Galaxy S23 / S23+ / S23 Ultra series promotional material, price leak
The Samsung Galaxy S23 series will be released on February 2 at 2PM Beijing time. The latest promotional material for the series has been revealed. The picture shows that the three models of the Samsung S23 series will be equipped with 6.1-inch, 6.6-inch, and 6.8-inch OLED screens. Also, all models will support 120Hz refresh rate and maximum brightness of 1750 nits.
In addition, the Samsung S23 series is equipped with a battery with a capacity of up to 5000 mAh. Of course, the Ultra model will have a bigger battery than the regular model. The device will support fast charging but currently nothing compared to the Android camp. The Samsung S23 Ultra will also offer a 200MP sensor and up to 1TB of storage space. This will be in addition to the regular S Pen that usually comes with the Ultra model.
Galaxy S23 Price
Talking about the selling price, according to Winfuture, the starting price of Samsung Galaxy S23 in Germany is 949 euros. The Galaxy S23+ has a starting price of 1199 Euro while the Galaxy S23 Ultra has a starting price of 1399 Euro. Here are the typical prices for each variant of the model in Germany:
- Samsung Galaxy S23 8/128GB: 949 Euro
- Samsung Galaxy S23 8/256GB: 1009 Euro
- Samsung Galaxy S23+ 8/256GB: 1199 Euro
- Samsung Galaxy S23+ 8/512GB: 1319 Euro
- Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 8/256GB: 1399 Euro
- Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 12/512GB: 1579 Euro
Initially there were reports that the price of the Galaxy S23 series will not increase so it can compete with the latest iPhone. However, if the latest pricing information is correct, the price of the Samsung S23 series has gone up by around 100 compared to the previous model. Also, according to the latest news, Samsung has already entered into an agreement with Qualcomm for Galaxy to use a customized version of the chip in the S23 series of mobile phones called Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. According to previous documents, the CPU frequency of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy chip will be as high as 3.36GHz, while the regular variant’s frequency is 3.2GHz.
