We’ve been hearing for some time that Samsung will reportedly be using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset globally in its Galaxy S23 line, which was already good news for reasons we’ll discuss below. But now it looks like the company may go a step further and equip these phones with an exclusive, even more powerful variant of the chipset.
It’s according to @UniverseIce (opens in a new tab) – a leaker with a solid track record – who did some digging and found various pieces of evidence to support this claim.
First, they posted a screenshot (opens in a new tab) from a benchmark test for the Samsung Galaxy S23, showing a clock speed of up to 3.36GHz – which is higher than the 3.2GHz speeds usually offered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Next, they claimed (opens in a new tab) that there are many different model numbers for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
After all, they claimed to have “confirmed” that the Samsung Galaxy S23 will use the high-frequency version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 which is exclusive to Samsung.
Breakingļ¼The best moment has come for European users. The European version of the Samsung Galaxy S23 series has been confirmed to use the Snapdragon 8 Gen2 and is a Samsung-exclusive high-frequency version. Please enjoy it. pic.twitter.com/w6DqCdH30bNovember 16, 2022
Interestingly, they say this chip will be used in the European version of the Samsung Galaxy S23 line, so it’s unclear whether the same supercharged chipset will be used in the rest of the world or not.
But at least in Europe, the Galaxy S23 and its sibling could be the world’s most powerful Android phones – though as usual for now, we’re taking that claim with a grain of salt.
Analysis: improving the best chipset
If the Samsung Galaxy S23 line really does have exclusive access to the better version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, then it’s unlikely any other 2023 Android phone will be able to match these phones. Usually, the top Snapdragon chipset in a given year is the best chipset available for Android phones, and there is no indication that 2023 will be any different.
Therefore, the good news is that Samsung will reportedly offer Snapdragon chipsets globally, instead of shipping phones with their own Exynos chipsets in certain regions as it has done in the past – and if it’s using an even better version of that chipset, that’s even better news.
We’re hoping this better version will be offered worldwide, but if it’s limited to Europe, perhaps that would be appropriate as historically Europe has been one of the regions that has been laden with inferior Exynos chipsets.
Of course, this will be bad news for other manufacturers launching new phones in 2023, as Samsung is already ahead of other Android phone makers, and its devices are a fixture in our best phone rankings – and having a better chipset might just extend the lead’s reach. .