Samsung’s Galaxy S24 could come with an unwanted downgrade in Europe
Homegrown heat
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Samsungmight be moving back towards its homegrown Exynos processors for theGalaxy S24 series, a new report says. The company had switched to using Qualcomm’s excellentSnapdragon 8 Gen 2chips for the entire line, after offering two versions for the previous generationSamsung Galaxy S21andSamsung Galaxy S22.
The report comes fromPocket-Lint, citing sources close to the matter. According to Pocket Lint, Samsung will bring Exynos processors back to the S23-series with the SamsungGalaxy S23 Fan Edition (FE), corroborating an earlier report. Samsung is now rumored to be continuing the return of Exynos with the Galaxy S24 in 2024. Samsung had previously highlighted its partnership with Qualcomm with a custom Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy.
As we noted above, Samsung previously offered the Exynos Galaxy S-Series in Europe, with the Qualcomm versions being sold in the US. The company came under fire for weaker performance from its Exynos chips, with anexecutive apologizing publicly over performance issueswith the S22 line.
Will cooler chips prevail?
Samsung’s Galaxy S23 series were one of thebest Android phones, and our reviewer Philip Berne notes the S23 Ultra is one ofhis favorite phones to useover theiPhone 14 Proor even thePixel Fold. Though it would be logical for Samsung to use Exynos processors, much likeAppledoes for its iPhones with its A-Series chips, but Exynos has been constantly inferior as an option, even compared to same-generation Snapdragon phones.
The Exynos effect extends a little more than Samsung, asGoogle’s Samsung-produced Tensor chips, which share some familial bonds, have led to some Pixel phones being plagued with connectivity and battery issues. With the excellent battery and performance of the S23-series, it would be unfortunate if Samsung’s next outing marked a regression.
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