The Samsung Galaxy S line is largely made up of fantastic phones, but one problem that has affected them for a long time is the use of a different set of chips in different parts of the world, with one of these sets of chips inevitably weaker. Now, however, it seems that Samsung could finally address this issue.
According to Naver (opens in a new tab) (a South Korean news site), Samsung is creating a “dream team” of about 1,000 employees to build a chipset designed specifically for Galaxy smartphones.
Now, apparently, this will not be ready in time for the Samsung Galaxy S23 or even the Galaxy S24, but supposedly the resources needed to develop this new chipset means that Samsung will not manufacture Exynos chips for these phones, relying exclusively on those of Qualcomm Snapdragon. around the world.
In other words, all Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S24 models can have a set of Snapdragon chips, instead of some regions getting Snapdragon and others getting an Exynos made by Samsung, as we are seeing with the Samsung line Galaxy S22.
Apparently, this custom chipset would be complete by 2025, so possibly in time for the Samsung Galaxy S25. It’s not entirely clear if we’ll see another chipset split with the launch of this one, but this isn’t the first time we’ve heard Samsung build a custom chipset.
About a week earlier, another report said similar, noting that the decision was a response to poor thermal management of both the Exynos 2200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipsets, suggesting that Samsung would seek to offer this custom model. only once it is ready.
Sure, that’s just a rumor at the moment, but it’s promising. Samsung’s Exynos chips tend to perform worse than comparable Snapdragons, so a move to Snapdragon everywhere for a couple of years would benefit buyers who often have issues with Exynos.
So if this custom chip set is as good as Samsung should expect, we might see that the Galaxy S25 onwards has a better chip set than any other Android phone.
Analysis: The Exynos difference
You may be wondering what this new chipset will look like other than an Exynos chipset. After all, Samsung already makes Exynos chips and sticks them to their phones. But the difference is that while they are used in Galaxy phones, they are also offered by other phone manufacturers, so they are designed for a general purpose.
Meanwhile, this new chipset would be built from scratch for Galaxy smartphones, a bit like what Apple does with its Series A chipsets.
Again, the fact that Samsung’s general purpose chipsets may not match Qualcomm’s, even when plugged into a Samsung phone, suggests that it’s worth keeping your expectations under control.
Via SamMobile (opens in a new tab)