Samsung launched the Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra just a few months ago, relying on an Exynos processor that was embroiled in a scandal. Samsung has to do better with the Galaxy S23, an insider demands. Otherwise, Samsung would be far ahead of the competition.

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Samsung Galaxy S23 must get Qualcomm processor

As usual, Samsung has installed its own Exynos processor in its flagship S-class smartphones in Europe. And as usual, this one can’t match the performance of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip. There was even something special this year, because Samsung also built the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The only problem was that it overheated a lot. TSMC builds the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 again and the problems are gone. That will also be the case with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and that’s why a well-known insider demands that Samsung should definitely rely on this chip in Europe as well and not on its own Exynos processor:

While Samsung continues to have problems with the Exynos chip and therefore only developed its own processor for its smartphones in 2025, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 can again perform better in crucial areas. Not only does it have more CPU and GPU performance, but it also consumes far less power and doesn’t heat up as much.

This is exactly what was fatal to Samsung with the Galaxy S22. Because the Exynos and Qualcomm processors produced by Samsung generate such high heat, Samsung had to secretly throttle the Galaxy smartphones. In order to avoid this error in the Galaxy S23, Samsung should also use the Qualcomm chip in Europe. Anything else would be a disappointment.

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Samsung smartphones with Qualcomm chips are better

The more Samsung sticks to the development of Exynos processors, the clearer you can see how inferior the processors are. Most recently on the Galaxy S20 FE with a 4G modem and Exynos chip compared to the 5G model with a Qualcomm processor. The version with Qualcomm SoC is faster and more efficient. The Galaxy S21 FE with a Qualcomm chip sometimes cuts a better figure than the much more expensive Galaxy S22 Ultra (test) with an Exynos SoC. Samsung should therefore do without Exynos processors in Europe until the new development of the Galaxy chip.