Bye Exynos? Samsung will use Snapdragon chips for the entire S23 series

During Qualcomm's Q4 earnings call, the company's CFO Akash Palkhiwala confirmed that the entire Samsung Galaxy S23 series will use Snapdragon chips.

Possible design of the S23, image source: Smartprix

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To be exact, his words are "our share from 75 percent in G S22 goes up to global share in G S23." Palkhiwala also noted that Qualcomm expects a strong second half of the March Quarter (Q1 2023) due to the first-month sales of Samsung's upcoming flagship series.

The devices are expected to use the soon-to-be-launched and alleged Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip.

The South Korean firm also entered a multiyear partnership with Qualcomm to bring Snapdragon chips to all premium Galaxy phones globally.

However, there are still reports stating that top-level Samsung execs still want its next flagship to feature an Exynos chip even if the Samsung MX (Mobile eXperience) division is disappointed with the performance of the in-house chipset in the Galaxy S22 smartphones.

Another image of the possible design changes from S22U to S23U from Smartprix

Meanwhile, reports from Korea claimed that Samsung will hold a press event in San Francisco in the first week of February. Then the product will be available on "Friday in two weeks," suggesting the February 17 date next year.

Chosun publication of SK also noted that the company has taken into account the downturn of the smartphone market that might continue next year which motivated them to launch the S series sooner.

There are no other details about the devices yet. Stay tuned for more info.

Sources: Refinitiv, Chosun, Ice universe