Galaxy S24’s Exynos/Snapdragon split all but certain after Qualcomm CEO spills the beans،
For a long time, Samsung’s flagship Galaxy phones came in two flavors, either with the company’s latest Exynos chipset or Qualcomm’s Snapdragon equivalent. This tradition was broken in 2023, with the global release of the Galaxy S23 series with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
Initially, it was thought that this change would be more permanent, but since the launch of the Galaxy S23 series, some reports indicate that the company has simply taken a step back and will soon continue its chip sharing strategy with the Galaxy S24 series in 2024. Now, thanks to Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, we know that these rumors are probably going for s prove true.
On November 1, like many other companies, Qualcomm announced its results for the fiscal fourth quarter. Mr. Amon, who made the announcement, then held a conference during which he said that “the Galaxy S24 will be released soon” and that “Qualcomm has the majority market share.”
Having the majority market share would inherently imply that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will not be the only silicon powering the Galaxy S24 range, and if we follow logic and history here, that should mean we can expect some Exynos 2400 models as well.
However, if Samsung splits the Exynos and Snapdragon markets the same way as before, it wouldn’t make much sense for Qualcomm to have the majority market share, since traditionally Snapdragon iterations have only been released in America from the North, while the Exynos counterparts from the rest of the world. In other words, reports claiming that the Galaxy S24 Ultra will come with the Snapdragon 8 generation 3 in all regions could be true.
THE Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus, on the other hand, will be sold in the same way as the older generations, that is, with the Snapdragon models intended for North America and the Exynos for ROW. It’s unclear why Samsung doesn’t want to sell its high-end flagship without its own SoC, but if true, it makes it seem like the tech giant is uncertain about its own product.
