The end may be near for fleas Exynos. Criticized for their unsatisfactory performance, these chipsets would no longer correspond to Samsung’s ambitions for its future Galaxy S23 and S24 flagships.
In recent years, Exynos chips have been increasingly castigated by specialists and consumers. The name alone sounds like a punishment for Europe, at a time when the rest of the world is enjoying Samsung smartphones with Qualcomm processors. For the South Korean brand, the time seems to have come to change course. According to the latest report that leaked online, the firm would consider developing new dedicated chips for the Galaxy S23 and S24.
Source suggests that the future flagships of Samsung will present themselves with a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset in all markets.
Samsung follows Apple
Samsung has big ambitions in the field of mobile telephony. For its chip change project, the South Korean giant would have formed a special team. Its mission is to create a dedicated chip for the next smartphones in the Galaxy range. Why ? On the one hand to correct the disadvantages of the Exynos chips, but above all to get ahead of Apple whose chipsets remain the best on the market in terms of speed and efficiency. In addition, by manufacturing its own processors, Samsung will be able to fully control its production chain to avoid being dependent on suppliers in the current post-pandemic industrial context.
The chip produced by Samsung should benefit several of the flagship ranges of the house, not limited to the Galaxy S series. The report indicates in particular a possible use for the brand’s foldable handsets. Nevertheless, the road still seems long and many improvements remain to be studied. We note for example the low yields of the 3 nm and 4 nm chips manufactured by Samsung Foundry. Sources report that only 35% of processors made in the 4nm process passed quality control. With TSMC’s 4nm node, the yield rate was 70%…
Details to be taken with tweezers
Regarding the iPhone, Apple could use the same A15 Bionic chip from the iPhone 13 range to equip non-PRO variants of the iPhone 14. The Pro versions for their part would benefit from a chipset designed using the 3 nm node in order to obtain better power and controlled energy consumption. This new generation of chips could be called A16 Bionic.
Anyway, none of this information is official at this time. A few reservations must therefore be made. The fishing for information continues, consumers can follow the news of the world of high technology 24 hours a day on our site.