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Galaxy S9 Snapdragon vs Exynos performance difference might still be there

It has long been known that the Exynos-powered variants of Samsung's flagship smartphones tend to offer slightly better performance compared to their Qualcomm counterparts because Samsung optimizes its own SoC more for the new devices. Word on the street is that it's going to be business as usual with the upcoming flagship as the Galaxy S9 […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Samsung might lose Qualcomm’s business in 2018

Samsung's semiconductor division is a significant driver of growth for the conglomerate. The company has key manufacturing deals with companies like Qualcomm. It mass produces their chips in its advanced facilities. Samsung manufactured the Snapdragon 835 for Qualcomm and is likely going to manufacture the Snapdragon 845 as well. However, if a new report is […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
7 years ago

Samsung and Qualcomm have reportedly started working on the Galaxy S9’s processor

It has only been a few days since the Galaxy S8 was released and a new report out of South Korea is now telling us that Samsung and Qualcomm have already started working on a new mobile processor for the company's next flagship smartphone. The next flagship will presumably be called the Galaxy S9. Given […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Exynos variant of the Galaxy S8 offers slightly better GPU performance than the Snapdragon variant

There are two variants of the Galaxy S8 and S8+. One variant uses Samsung's Exynos 8895 chipset, while the other uses the Snapdragon 835 SoC from Qualcomm. The Snapdragon variant is sold in Canada, China, Japan, and the US. Other markets around the world get the Exynos variant. Both chipsets are quite similar in terms of features, functionality, and […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 years ago

Galaxy S8 is the first smartphone to achieve gigabit LTE speeds

The Galaxy S8 has the unique distinction of being one of the very first smartphones on the market that's capable of hitting gigabit LTE speeds. This has been confirmed in a video published online by T-Mobile which shows the Galaxy S8 hitting some enviable LTE speeds, however, the test is being conducted in a lab […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Specs comparison: Samsung Exynos 8895 vs. Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Samsung unveiled the Exynos 8895 SoC, the company's next-generation flagship smartphone processor, yesterday. Even though the new chipset's model number is 8895, the company is categorizing it as an Exynos 9 series SoC. The South Korean electronics components giant also announced that the chipset is already being mass produced at Samsung's foundries. It will most probably debut with […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 years ago

Samsung forcing rivals to use older processors by hoarding Snapdragon 835 supply

A new report published and corroborated by multiple sources today claims that Samsung is hoarding the bulk of the Snapdragon 835's supply and is thus essentially forcing its competitors to use the older Snapdragon 821 processor for their new smartphones. Qualcomm's next-generation processor is being manufactured by Samsung and it's highly likely that the Galaxy […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Galaxy S8’s processor is 20% faster than its predecessor

Qualcomm confirmed two months ago that its new Snapdragon 835 mobile chipset will be manufactured on Samsung's 10nm FinFET process technology. This is going to be the processor that Samsung uses most likely for the US version of the Galaxy S8. Qualcomm simply announced the Snapdragon 835 late last year and today it has finally […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

More information surfaces regarding Samsung’s upcoming Exynos 8895 processor

Samsung will use its homegrown Exynos 8895 chipset in the Galaxy S8 next year, and the company has been testing it for the past five months with clock speeds as high as 4GHz. It was also being predicted that the chipset would make use of ARM's new Mali-G71 GPU. Now, more details regarding the Exynos 8895 […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 years ago

Snapdragon 835 specs leak, could see Galaxy S8 landing at MWC 2017

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, the successor to the incremental Snapdragon 821, was first leaked by Russian blogger Eldar Murtazin (who called the end of Google's Nexus line long before the Pixels) and has now been confirmed by both Qualcomm and Samsung. With that said, the immediate question pertains to the imminent SoCs arrival on the […]

By Deidre R.
8 years ago

Samsung and Qualcomm confirm the Snapdragon 835 SoC based on 10 nm process

In what could be considered the quickest transition of a rumor into an official confirmation, Samsung and Qualcomm have announced that the latter's new Snapdragon 835 mobile chipset will be manufactured using Samsung's 10 nm FinFET process technology. Set to make its way into devices in the first half of 2017 (likely in the US […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
8 years ago

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