The Samsung Galaxy S23 and its siblings are prone to be among the many most enjoyable telephones of 2023, and as we get nearer to their launch, rumors and leaks are heating up, with the newest being a benchmark for the Samsung Galaxy S23 Extremely.

Noticed by MySmartPrice (opens in new tab), this Geekbench itemizing factors to the cellphone having a Snapdragon eight Gen 2 chipset. That’s no actual shock since – no less than in some areas – the Samsung Galaxy S22 line used the Snapdragon eight Gen 1, however it’s excellent news, because the Gen 2 will most likely be probably the most highly effective chipset obtainable to Android telephones till the Gen 2 Plus or Gen Three arrive, later into 2023.

The Snapdragon eight Gen 2 itself isn’t even out but, however we’re anticipating it to debut at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit in mid-November, so it must be out in time for the Galaxy S23 line’s launch, which itself is prone to occur in February subsequent yr.

It’s price noting, nonetheless, that this benchmark is for a US mannequin of the cellphone, which makes the included chipset even much less shocking, as a result of Snapdragon silicon is virtually at all times utilized in Samsung’s flagship telephones within the area. Another markets – together with the UK – typically get Exynos chipsets as a substitute, however there are experiences that this time Snapdragon shall be used in all places.

This isn’t the primary time we’ve particularly heard rumors of the Snapdragon eight Gen 2 getting used both, with a current specs checklist leak from Yogesh Brar (opens in new tab) (by way of PhoneWorld (opens in new tab)), for instance, additionally pointing to that chipset.

Samsung Galaxy S23(rumoured)- 6.1″ FHD+ sAMOLED, 120Hz- Qualcomm Snapdragon eight Gen 2 SoC- Rear Cam: 50MP (OIS) + 12MP (UW) + 10MP (Tele)- Entrance Cam: 10MP- 8GB RAM- 128/256GB storage- Android 13, OneUI 5- 3,900mAh battery, 25W wired, 15W wi-fi chargingOctober 18, 2022

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This specs checklist pertains to the usual Samsung Galaxy S23, however we normally see Samsung use the identical chipset throughout the complete Galaxy S vary, in order that’s no shock. Nor are the remainder of the leaked specs right here as a result of, except for the chipset and a barely bigger 3,900mAh battery, the listed specs are precisely the identical as these of the S22.

In any case, the benchmark isn’t all excellent news, as a result of it additionally mentions simply 8GB of RAM, which whereas loads for many customers, isn’t a very excessive quantity for an Extremely cellphone. It’s additionally no improve on the beginning capability of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Extremely – although pricier variations of that gadget stretched to 12GB, so we’d anticipate no less than that once more.

Evaluation: these most likely received’t be the primary telephones to make use of a Snapdragon eight Gen 2

If the Snapdragon eight Gen 2 lands in November and the Samsung Galaxy S23 line lands in February, then Samsung’s upcoming flagships will doubtless be among the many first telephones to make use of the chipset.

In any case, it’s solely high-end telephones that shall be getting the Gen 2, and we’re not anticipating too lots of them in that window.

Nevertheless, there’ll most likely be no less than one which beats Samsung to the punch, specifically the Xiaomi 13. Based mostly on previous kind, this may occasionally nicely debut in China in December 2022, and one leaker thinks it might land as quickly as November.

However the world launch may be later, with the Xiaomi 12 not seeing a wider launch till April of this yr. Equally, Motorola managed to beat even Xiaomi out of the gate final yr, with the China-exclusive Edge X30, nonetheless, very like Xiaomi, the Edge X30’s most like-minded worldwide equal (the Edge 30 Professional) did not arrive till nicely into 2022.

As such, it’s potential the Samsung Galaxy S23 line will nonetheless be the primary to make use of this chipset within the US, UK, Australia and elsewhere internationally. Plus, Xiaomi telephones don’t come to the US anyway, in order that counts the Xiaomi 13 on the market.

Except the S23 line seems to be drastically completely different from what these leaks counsel and Samsung by some means manages to drop the ball, all three of its subsequent Galaxy S telephones will doubtless make their manner onto our rundown of the very best Samsung telephones. For these that may’t wait that lengthy, take a look at the our greatest Black Friday cellphone offers, which is being continually up to date within the lead as much as Black Friday (November 25) and past.