There have been rumors about Samsung using MediaTek chips in more devices, including the upcoming Galaxy Tab S10. A few days ago, the US variant of the Galaxy Tab S10+ was spotted with a flagship MediaTek chip. Now, it appears that the upcoming flagship tablet lineup will use the same chip globally.
Galaxy Tab S10 MediaTek chip could be used globally
Recently, the global variant of the Galaxy Tab S10+ (SM-X926B) was spotted in Geekbench's database. As per the listing, the device uses a chipset with the codename GTS10U, the same chipset found in the US-bound variant of the tablet. So, the processor is likely the MediaTek Dimensity 9300+, a flagship 4nm chip fabricated by TSMC.
The Dimensity 9300+ has an octa-core CPU with one Cortex-X4 core clocked at 3.4GHz, three Cortex-X4 cores clocked at 2.85GHz, and four Cortex-A720 cores running at 2GHz. The new entry also shows the Galaxy Tab S10+ featuring Android 14 and 12GB RAM. The tablet scores 2,141 points in Geekbench's 6.3.0 single-core test and 5,533 points in the multi-core test.
It has the Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU with HDR gaming and raytracing support. This MediaTek flagship chip has a powerful NPU with 48 TOPS of AI inferencing performance. It also features a built-in 5G modem supporting mmWave and sub-6GHz networks.
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The Dimensity 9300+ is a direct competitor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, and it even comes out on top in terms of multi-core CPU and GPU performance. It is also pretty power-efficient, considering it only has high-performance CPU cores. The Galaxy Tab S10 series is expected to go official in October 2024.
