Shortly after publishing its Q1 2022 financial results, Samsung announced that the development of Exynos chipsets will continue, however, a restructure is necessary. According to reports, the IT behemoth said the following. In the Galaxy S flagship series, Samsung’s in-house Exynos chipset has been losing ground to Qualcomm Only European devices received the Exynos 2200 this year, with the remainder powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. In a second-quarter earnings call, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said that the Snapdragon processor powered 75% of S22 devices. Qualcomm’s CEO claimed that this proportion will rise next year, validating experts’ claims that the Galaxy S23 series will only employ the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. According to Amon, Qualcomm’s collaboration with Samsung “expands beyond Galaxy smartphones to encompass Galaxy books, Windows PCs, Galaxy tablets, future extended reality devices, and other products.” The patent licensing arrangement between the two corporations has been extended until 2030, covering 3G, 4G, 5G devices. – Amon Since the beginning, Samsung’s foldable have used only Snapdragon CPUs, and we assume the same will be true for the next Galaxy Z Flip4 and Z Fold 4. They will very certainly receive the 8+ Gen 1. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is scheduled to be introduced in mid-November, with the first phones to use it following in December. The Galaxy S23 series will thereafter be released in early 2023.
