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Samsung Galaxy S24 and S23 FE might surprise everyone by packing next-gen Exynos processors
Samsung could power some of its upcoming handsets with its own Exynos processor.
After ditching its own Exynos processors in its recent Galaxy S22 series handsets, it looks like Samsung could be bringing the SoC back for future phones, as a new rumor sheds light the brand could make use of Exynos processors in its upcoming Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S23 FE.
Citra teases Vulkan support for better performance on MediaTek and Exynos
Citra is getting some pretty big upgrades that will improve performance for everyone, but especially MediaTek and Exynos users.
When it comes to 3DS emulation on Android, there's only really one emulator that works, and that's Citra. It's a port of the popular emulator from PC, and if you have a flagship Android smartphone with a Qualcomm chipset, the performance makes it one of the best emulators on Android. However, after a long period of silence from the developers, there are a bunch of huge changes just around the corner that will improve performance for everyone, especially MediaTek and Exynos users with the added support of the Vulkan API.
Samsung's mid-range Exynos 1380 supports 200MP cameras, increased CPU performance
Pro-grade photo support for even more devices.
Samsung has detailed the work its putting in on its new mid-range mobile platform for Android phones.
Samsung is bringing two-way satellite connectivity to smartphones, but there's a catch
Strong communication to get the whole message out.
Samsung has announced how it will move forward with its plans for introducing 5G satellite communications for smartphones.
Samsung will reportedly ditch Exynos in favor of Qualcomm for the Galaxy S23 series
Samsung will reportedly ditch it's own Exynos line of chips in exchange for Qualcomm's for its upcoming Galaxy S23.
Over the last several years, Samsung has been using its own chipsets in its Galaxy line of handsets. Despite mixed results with its SoC over the years, the company has continued to use its own processors, although recently, in a more limited fashion. If a new report is to be believed, Samsung might ditch the Exynos processor completely for its upcoming Galaxy S23 line.
Samsung has already started shipping phones with its Exynos 1280 chipset, including the Galaxy A53, A33, and M33, but the company hasn't actually said a lot about the new chip. Now the company has (belatedly) revealed details about the new design, which will likely appear in more mid-range Samsung phones over the coming months.
Production issues could delay Samsung's 3nm chips
Production problems may delay Samsung's 3nm chipsets, and may also result in the company being unable to mass produce enough of them.
Samsung's chipsets have come under fire with this generation, thanks to issues with both the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (produced by Samsung) and the Exynos 2200. There were rumors that Samsung's yield (the number of chips actually usable from a production run) was incredibly low, and it doesn't seem like things are set to get much better either. As a new report from South Korean publication Business Post suggests. Samsung's 3nm chips are apparently hampered by production problems.
Samsung Galaxy S22 FE could feature a MediaTek SoC as Exynos chips continue to lose ground
According a new report, Samsung will release the Galaxy S22 FE with a MediaTek chipset instead of using its own Exynos chip.
Samsung has historically released its flagship phones in two flavors: one variant featuring its in-house Exynos chipset and the other packing the equivalent Qualcomm Snapdragon chip. The Galaxy S21 FE, released earlier this year, also followed the same path, with Samsung offering both Exynos and Snapdragon variants based on the region. But it seems the upcoming Galaxy S22 FE may ditch this formula in favor of a MediaTek chipset.
Samsung announces the new Exynos 2200 SoC with Samsung Xclipse 920 GPU
Samsung has finally announced the new Exynos 2200 SoC with the new AMD RDNA 2-based Xclipse 920 GPU. Check out all of its features!
The launch of a new chip is a big event in the smartphone space. Unlike phones that can be designed, manufactured, and sold by a number of OEMs, phone SoCs are limited to a handful of players, and even fewer of them compete in the flagship space. These flagship SoCs define the very competition expected in the year, laying the groundwork for feature sets that we can expect to see in our next Android flagship. Samsung has now finally announced the new Exynos 2200 SoC with the Xclipse 920 GPU, which will give tough competition to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
Samsung was supposed to launch the new Exynos 2200 yesterday, but it didn't
The Exynos 2200 was supposed to have launched yesterday, but it didn't. Samsung has not revealed anything about the delayed launch.
Samsung announced a few weeks back that it was going to launch the Exynos 2200 chipset on January 11th, 2022. It's the next generation of Exynos chipset and will likely be powering the Samsung Galaxy S22 lineup in Europe and other regions. It's made closely with AMD as a result of a partnership announced back in 2019, with the goal of improving the graphics capabilities of Samsung’s Exynos System-on-a-Chip (SoC) designs. However, today is January 12th, 2022, and there's no sign of the event or the SoC.
Samsung will reveal Exynos chip with AMD graphics in January
Samsung will reveal the Exynos 2200 chip on January 11, which is now confirmed to have AMD-based RDNA 2 graphics technology.
Samsung started working closely with AMD back in 2019, with the goal of improving the graphics capabilities of Samsung's Exynos System-on-a-Chip (SoC) designs. Samsung confirmed at the time that the improved GPU capabilites would arrive roughly within two years, and a new tweet from the company confirms it might be ready for the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S22.
Samsung bets big on Qualcomm for the Galaxy S22
Qualcomm has confirmed that up to 50% Galaxy S series phones will be powered by Snapdragon chipset. Read on.
Samsung has historically remained reluctant to use Qualcomm chips in the Galaxy S lineup. The South Korean giant only releases Snapdragon variants of the Galaxy S phones in the US and China while the rest of the world gets Exynos models. However, it looks like 2022 will see Samsung leaning on the US chipmaker more than ever.
Samsung may finally use Snapdragon instead of Exynos on the Galaxy S22 series in India
Recent rumors suggest that Samsung may finally switch from Exynos to Snapdragon on the Galaxy S22 models headed to India.
Samsung is gearing up to launch its next-gen flagship lineup early next year. Recent rumors suggest that the company will unveil three devices -- the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus, and Galaxy S22 Ultra -- in February 2022, featuring upcoming Exynos and Snapdragon chips. Like every year, we expect Samsung to launch the Snapdragon variants of its flagships in the US and the Exynos variants in the rest of the world. However, it now seems like the company may bring the Snapdragon variants to the Indian market as well.
Samsung's next-gen Exynos chip with an AMD GPU will support ray tracing
Samsung has announced that its next-gen Exynos chip with AMD GPU will offer ray tracing support. Read on to learn more.
While we're still a few months away from Samsung's next flagship smartphone lineup, leaks about the phones have already started popping up online. Over the last few weeks, we've seen leaked renders of all three devices in the upcoming Galaxy S22 series and learned quite a bit about their specifications. One of the recent leaks revealed that the Galaxy S22 Ultra would feature the Exynos 2200 chipset, featuring an ARM Cortex-X2 core clocked at 2.9GHz, three cores clocked at 2.8GHz, four cores clocked at 2.2GHz, and an AMD GPU clocked at 1250MHz.
Samsung details its new 5nm chip that will power the Galaxy Watch 4 series
The Exynos W920 is Samsung’s newest wearable chip, and it will be powering the upcoming Galaxy Watch 4 series. Read on.
Wear OS-powered smartwatches have historically remained quite underwhelming in terms of battery life and performance. But there’s been a renewed push to turn the situation around with Google and Samsung teaming up to redesign the Wear OS platform and Qualcomm vowing to develop new chips designed for wearables from the ground up. The upcoming Galaxy Watch 4 series will serve as the perfect opportunity to assess whether these efforts have really paid off. Not only the Galaxy Watch 4 will be the first smartwatch to run the unified Wear OS platform, but it’ll also feature the most cutting-edge wearable chip we have seen on a Wear OS smartwatch. But Samsung isn’t waiting for its Galaxy Unpacked event to tell us all about its new wearable chip. Ahead of the mega launch event on Wednesday, Samsung has detailed the Exynos W920.
Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 can now run Android 11, unofficially
The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 have received an unofficial port of Android 11, courtesy of the Project Sakura custom ROM. Read on!
Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S and Note lineup are usually offered in two different processor variants around the world. While devices in the US, Canada, China, etc. receive the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, most other regions receive devices with an Exynos chip. The bootloader unlocking situation on the Snapdragon-powered models is somewhat complicated, thus the custom ROM development for the Galaxy devices is normally centered around the Exynos variants. This is exactly what happened with Samsung's 2017 flagships. If you own an Exynos Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus, or Galaxy Note 8 and have been itching to try out a closer-to-stock version of Android 11, well, you now can.
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 users can now experience One UI 3.1 on Android 11 with this ROM port
An unofficial port of One UI 3.1 based on Android 11 is now available for the Exynos variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. Give it a go!
Samsung rolled out One UI 3.0 based on Android 11 for the Galaxy Note 10 Lite earlier this year in January. With the Galaxy S21 series launch, Samsung released One UI 3.1 with more new features and the software eventually landed on the Galaxy Note 10 Lite. The phone is powered by the Exynos 9810 processor, a 10nm octa-core SoC from 2018 that also powered the international variant of the Galaxy Note 9. Unfortunately, the Galaxy Note 9 is excluded from getting the official Android 11 update from Samsung, although the device is theoretically capable of running it. This prompted XDA Recognized Developer AlexisXDA to port the One UI 3.1-flavored Android 11 firmware to the Galaxy Note 9.
Samsung unveils the Exynos 2100 to challenge Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888
Samsung has announced the Exynos 2100 chipset, a flagship-tier SoC that will power the Galaxy S21 series. Here's what you should know.
Ahead of the announcement of the Galaxy S21 series in two days, Samsung has detailed the chipset that will power the international variants. Samsung today announced the Exynos 2100, its latest flagship-tier SoC fabricated on a 5nm process node, in a bid to compete with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888.
Samsung Exynos 2100 chip release date teased, two days before Galaxy S21 reveal
Samsung has released a teaser, ahead of the release of its Exynos 2100 chip, which will power the Samsung Galaxy S21 range in most regions
Samsung has posted a teaser video on social media today, confirming the launch of its much anticipated new Exynos chipset. Although not specified, this will be the Exynos 2100, the firm's biggest silicon release in several years, and the beating heart of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S21 series in most regions outside the US.
Samsung announces Exynos 1080 SoC with ARM Cortex-A78 CPU cores and Mali-G78 GPU
Samsung has announced its Exynos 1080 SoC with ARM's Cortex A78 CPU cores, which are expected to power the Snapdragon 875.
Samsung's Exynos lineup of chipsets has been lagging behind their counterparts for the last few generations. While this applies to SoCs across different price brackets, news around Samsung's flagship processors trailing behind their competitors from the Qualcomm camp has gained most traction. The Exynos 990 from earlier this year was also overpowered by the Snapdragon 865, but Samsung has been working its way out to change this dynamic. At an event today in China, Samsung's semiconductors division announced the Exynos 1080 to power Samsung's next generation of high-end smartphones.