Samsung made an enormous tune and dance in regards to the bespoke Snapdragon eight Gen 2 chipsets powering its Galaxy S23 telephones, however new rumors counsel a equally overclocked model of Qualcomm’s newest processor may very well be coming to different premium handsets very quickly. 

That prediction comes from Weibo leaker Digital Chat Station (through Android Authority), who claims that Samsung’s “high-frequency model” of the Snapdragon eight Gen 2 shall be made out there to “home” (i.e. Chinese language) smartphone manufacturers imminently. 

The leaker makes no point out of particular manufacturers, however the likes of ASUS, OnePlus, Redmagic and Xiaomi may all make the most of this upgraded processor in no matter as-yet-unreleased premium handsets they’ve within the pipeline for 2023 and past. 

For those who’re into your number-crunching, Qualcomm’s ‘Made for Samsung’ Snapdragon eight Gen 2 chipset delivers barely increased peak CPU and GPU clock speeds than its normal counterpart (3.36GHz versus 3.2GHz, and 719MHz versus 680MHz). 

The actual-world efficiency variations between the 2 processors, nonetheless, are negligible. In our Samsung Galaxy S23 Extremely evaluate, we stated “the S23 Extremely positive aspects a slight edge over the OnePlus 11 … however the Extremely’s lead is so slight that you just’re unlikely to really feel any real-world profit.” That “For Galaxy” Snapdragon appears “way more helpful for Samsung Galaxy S23 sequence advertising and marketing marketing campaign” than it’s for the consumer.

In different phrases, whereas Qualcomm’s bespoke chipset does technically supply superior efficiency, it’s nigh-on unimaginable to understand any tangible velocity variations between the Samsung Galaxy S23 sequence and different Snapdragon eight Gen 2-equipped telephones just like the OnePlus 11 and Honor Magic 5 Professional.

The upshot is that anybody hell-bent on proudly owning the quickest and strongest Snapdragon chipset round could have extra choices to select from in just a few months’ time. 

As for the chipset that might substitute the Snapdragon eight Gen 2, we’re anticipating Qualcomm to unveil the Snapdragon eight Gen Three at its annual Snapdragon Summit, which takes place in November.

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