Supposedly the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 plus will launch in the global market with a new exynos chip. Whilst ONLY the Galaxy s24 Ultra will get the snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip.
If this is true, then it’s a complete deal breaker as I’m a base version/plus version kinda guy, the ultra is too big for me and I don’t use the S pen. We gave Samsung 3 shots to prove themselves with the exynos chips and all 3 times they failed. I don’t have high hopes for another exynos coming. Even if it has good performance then what about battery efficiency? Cameras? Heat optimization…etc etc.
Why only North America gets snapdragon? Do the rest of the world not deserve the superior chip? Or are we test dummies for Samsung to see what works and what doesn’t and NA is their real target audience?
The reason is Qualcomm makes the companies that use their chips only use them in the US since it’s a US company. It’s an expensive chip compared to an in-house build like the Exynos chip. That’s why other markets get the Exynos chip instead.
Really? You mean like when the S23, S23+ and S23U all used the Qualcomm SD8G2 in all markets everywhere, worldwide?
Is that how you mean “Qualcomm makes the companies that use their chips only use them in the US since it’s a US company?”
I’m not saying they can’t use it in other markets. Just the US is locked into the snapdragon processor due to a deal they have with Samsung. Qualcomm charges a lot for their chips. One of the biggest reasons Apple has made their own chips for the iPhone. If Samsung can spend less in other markets by putting their own in-house chip in their phone they will. They know that their processor isn’t good enough for the ultra so they decided on just that for the S24.