Qualcomm to power upcoming Galaxy S23 series with Snapdragon chips ‘globally’ (2024)

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Is Samsung S23 Snapdragon worldwide? ›

Chipset. Unlike the Samsung Galaxy S22 and previous generations, which in some African and all European and Latin American countries utilized Samsung's own Exynos chip, the Galaxy S23 series uses the Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy chip worldwide.

announced that its flagship Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy is powering Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.'s new cutting-edge foldable smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and Galaxy Z Flip5, and its latest Galaxy Tab S9 Series.

Qualcomm's flagship lineup of mobile processors is the Snapdragon 8 series, usually found in high-end smartphones. Flagship and premium devices in 2024 will likely have the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processors, both of which are 5G enabled and support bands on major networks in India for 5G connectivity.

Featuring Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy.

Meet the Samsung Galaxy S23, the phone that takes you out of the everyday and into the epic. Powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy, it delivers accelerated performance and unparalleled connectivity.

Having its in-house mobile processor was a major advantage for Samsung back in 2015. Qualcomm's flagship chip that year, the Snapdragon 810, ran too hot, and while other Android manufacturers were stuck without an alternative, Samsung simply decided to use its Exynos chipset worldwide.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is the latest mobile processor released by Qualcomm® at the end of 2022. It is the fastest and most advanced mobile platform yet with accelerated performance, exceptional mobile connectivity and the industry's very first Cognitive ISP for incredible photo and video optimisation.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Smartphone

The Ultra is always the most powerful Galaxy with the best camera. Its integrated S Pen stylus sets the Ultra apart from the rest of the Galaxy S24 family, as always. It makes the big-screen phone capable of creativity and productivity tasks that no competitor is up for.

Snapdragon is a suite of system on a chip (SoC) semiconductor products for mobile devices designed and marketed by Qualcomm Technologies Inc.

Earlier, Qualcomm confirmed that it will be announcing its next-generation flagship smartphone SoC, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, in October 2024.

Is S23 worth buying? ›

And we do believe it's still a good phone to pick up — it has 3 more years of software support to look forward to, its hardware is still great, its design is still pretty. Let's consider what the base Galaxy S23 brings to the table: Both the US- and EU-bound Galaxy S23 variants come with one type of processor.

The S23 has the most powerful of the two with its Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, 8GB of RAM, and up to 256GB of internal storage. The S23 FE dials things back slightly and has a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB or 256GB of onboard storage. Both support 5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.3.

In our display tests we found the Galaxy S23 to have a higher peak and lower minimum brightness compared to the Fan Edition, so no major surprises there. Color accuracy also seems to be a tad better on the flagship model.

The Samsung Galaxy S23 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, which is one of the fastest chipset on Android Phones.

Get the ultimate Galaxy experience with the S23 Ultra. The latest generation of mobile processing power: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy.

Starting with the easy bit, the premium Galaxy S24 Ultra comes with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy everywhere in the world. All regions get to experience the same phone with the same SoC.