The Samsung SM-S911U, aka the Galaxy S23, will feature an octa-core processor codenamed Kalama. It is none other than Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The chipset has its single prime CPU core clocked at 3.36GHz, four mid cores at 2.80GHz, and three power-efficient cores at 2.02GHz. We should be looking at ARM’s latest Cortex-X3, Cortex-A710, and Cortex-A510 cores, respectively. The Geekbench listing also reveals the Adreno 740 GPU. The new chipset should boast an improved NPU (neural processing unit) as well. This Geekbench entry for the Galaxy S23 shows 8GB of RAM, though it should be safe to assume that Samsung will offer more RAM options. The phone will debut with Android 13 out of the box, along with the latest iteration of the Korean firm’s One UI custom software. Overall, the handset scored 1,524 points in the single-core test and 4,597 points in the multi-core test on Geekbench v5.4.4. These are decent scores for early tests which are likely based on a prototype unit with unoptimized hardware and software. We should see more of these online benchmarks for the new Samsung flagships in the coming weeks.
The Galaxy S23 series may feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 globally
The Galaxy S23 series may feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 globally
As said earlier, Samsung is considering using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor in its Galaxy S23 series globally. It shipped the previous-gen models with its in-house Exynos processors in some markets, including Europe. However, the consistently poor performance of Exynos solutions has become too big a problem for the Korean firm to overlook anymore and it wants to go exclusively with Snapdragon chipsets. The Korean media recently reported an internal conflict between the multiple business divisions of Samsung regarding this decision. We should get a clearer picture soon. We should also be hearing more about the Galaxy S23 series in the coming months. The new Samsung flagships are expected to go official in late January 2023, or early February. So the phones are still more than three months away, which is plenty of time for more leaks and rumors. We will keep you posted.
