Samsung to use Qualcomm Snapdragon chip in all Galaxy S23 series phones, says analyst

Samsung will likely use a high-end Qualcomm Snapdragon chip— likely the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (SM-8550)— to power all its Galaxy S23 series phones, as per a noted analyst. The brand is generally known to use a combination of Qualcomm and its own Exynos chips inside its flagship Galaxy S phones. The Galaxy S22 series, for instance, uses both Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Exynos 2200 in different markets. That may not be the case going forward, at least in the next generation.

According to Ming-Chi Kuo, Samsung may go with Qualcomm as sole chip provider for the Galaxy S23 series. This is apparently because its own under-the-works Exynos 2300 chip “can’t compete with SM8550 in all aspects.” Samsung’s Exynos 2200 chip with the much-hyped AMD ray tracing GPU seemingly did not set the smartphone stage on fire and basis of this new revelation, it seems the Exynos 2300 won’t, either. Should Samsung opt for Qualcomm chip in all Galaxy S23 series models, it would be a break with convention for the brand.