A key Samsung Galaxy S23 spec may have just been confirmed - TechRadar

The Samsung Galaxy S23 leaks and rumors proceed to travel successful astatine a accelerated pace, and the latest chatter that we're proceeding is that the flagship telephone bid is going to spell all-in with Snapdragon chipsets successful each (or astatine slightest most) of the markets that it volition beryllium sold in.

This comes courtesy of an net telephone from Snapdragon shaper Qualcomm (via GSMArena (opens successful caller tab)), successful which Qualcomm main fiscal serviceman Akash Palkhiwala said that Snapdragon chips would get a "global share" of the Galaxy S23 marketplace – up from a 75% stock with the Galaxy S22.

Traditionally, Samsung fits its Galaxy S bid phones with either Qualcomm Snapdragon silicon oregon its ain Exynos chipsets, depending connected portion – Europe usually gets Exynos, portion the US usually gets Snapdragon, for example. Now, that mightiness beryllium changing.

Still to come

The peculiar spot successful question would of people beryllium the as-yet-unannounced Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, pursuing connected from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 that has been powering a batch of the high-end Android phones to look connected the marketplace this year.

According to the rumors that person been swirling around, the Gen 2 mentation of the chipset could make an quality successful December 2022. The Galaxy S23 would past travel connected soon afterwards, astir apt successful February.

It's worthy bearing successful caput that some sources are saying (opens successful caller tab) that Samsung does inactive privation to usage an Exynos processor successful immoderate Galaxy S23 models, truthful it whitethorn beryllium that the "global share" for Qualcomm isn't a wholly 100% deal.

Analysis: a returning rumor

The quality that the Galaxy S23 phones mightiness usage a Snapdragon chipset successful each portion isn't peculiarly surprising: if you've got a agelong representation you mightiness remember a akin rumor appearing astir the Galaxy S22 handsets earlier they launched.

Back successful July 2022, 1 of the astir notable manufacture analysts successful the concern predicted that the Galaxy S23 bid would beryllium utilizing the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset successful each portion that it was sold in, truthful this is simply a rumor that has a beardown way record.

Not agelong aft that, Qualcomm dropped a hint that it mightiness beryllium getting its chipsets into much Galaxy phones adjacent twelvemonth – which of people Qualcomm would beryllium blessed to see. It would besides marque beingness simpler for consumers too.

However, Exynos chipsets mightiness not beryllium disconnected the array completely. Earlier this twelvemonth we heard reports that Samsung was gathering a marque caller and improved processor to beryllium launched successful a fewer years, with Qualcomm Snapdragon CPUs filling the spread successful the meantime.

• The Samsung Galaxy S23 is expected successful the archetypal week of February 2023