Last week, Samsung announced the Exynos 2400 chipset for the Galaxy S24 series, However, rumors are that the new chip won’t power the Ultra model. The Korean firm plans to ship it with a customized version of Qualcomm’s next-gen flagship processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. We might have a clue about why the company is doing this.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 may bring impressive power efficiency to the Galaxy S24 Ultra
According to tipster Revegnus, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 offers a 30 percent better power efficiency compared to Apple’s A17 Pro that is found inside the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. While it’s already an impressive lead for two chips of the same year, there’s more to the story. Apple’s solution is a 3nm processor, while Qualcomm is sticking to the 4nm process (both using TSMC’s fab).
The new Snapdragon consuming less power than the A17 Pro despite being a generation old in terms of the fabrication process is a pretty big deal. With Samsung’s optimization, the Galaxy S24 Ultra might deliver unprecedented power efficiency. We have already seen a notable increase in battery life with the Galaxy S23 series, which uses the “For Galaxy” version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 globally.
Along with efficiency gains, the Snapdragon 8 gen 3 will offer performance improvements too. The same source reports that the “For Galaxy” version of the chip used in the Galaxy S24 Ultra currently delivers single-core scores of more than 2,300 on Geekbench 6. The multi-core scores top 7,300. Samsung could further optimize the chip and its Galaxy software before the new flagships arrive on the market.
It isn’t looking good for the Exynos 2400
Since Samsung will use the Exynos 2400 on the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ in some markets (these models will get the new Snapdragon chip in the US), it’s supposed to match the performance of its Snapdragon counterpart. However, early benchmark scores haven’t been promising. The Exynos 2400 struggled to beat Qualcomm’s previous-gen Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in a GPU test.
Of course, there’s still some time for Samsung to tweak things. The company bringing back Exynos to its flagship smartphones suggests it’s confident about the changes it has made. Reviews of the Galaxy S23 FE and the Pixel 8 series (which uses the Tensor G3 processor based on Samsung’s Exynos solutions) confirm that the Korean firm has fixed the heating issues up to some extent. Time will tell whether the improvements are big enough for Samsung to win back the trust of its fans. The Galaxy S24 series may go official in January 2024.