Simply after we thought we knew every thing about Samsung’s Galaxy S23 telephones forward of their official announcement on February 1, a last-minute processor revelation has obtained us much more enthusiastic about their arrival.

Earlier rumors had hinted that the Samsung Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy S23 Extremely would launch with a typical Snapdragon eight Gen 2 chipset. However the newest intelligence means that Qualcomm has overclocked this already spectacular processor with much more energy to supply a custom-made mind for Samsung’s newest gadgets.

In keeping with dependable leaker Roland Quandt (opens in new tab), fashions within the Samsung Galaxy S23 vary will arrive sporting a bespoke ‘For Galaxy’ Snapdragon eight Gen 2 chipset, which appears set to edge Samsung’s flagship handsets even nearer to Apple’s top-of-the-range iPhones relating to benchmark scores. 

In case you’re into your number-crunching, this specially-designed Snapdragon processor will allegedly be able to reaching a most clock pace of three.36GHz, the place the usual chipset is proscribed to three.2GHz (which remains to be impressively excessive).

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That is large information for potential Galaxy S23 clients and the Android cellular house at giant. As TechRadar’s US Cell Editor, Philip Berne, defined not too long ago, final yr’s Galaxy telephones acquired “a combined bag of Snapdragon and sub-par Samsung Exynos chips,” which meant that “some homeowners felt like they obtained an inferior mannequin.” 

That appears set to vary this yr. If the rumors are true, Qualcomm has seemingly agreed to overclock the Gen 2 chips for Samsung’s new flagship. In idea, which means Samsung’s Android rivals is probably not in a position match the S23’s benchmark efficiency. And as our US Cell Editor argued beforehand, this “might additionally put Samsung inside placing distance of Apple on benchmark scores for the primary time.”

Evaluation: Getting forward of the sport

We’ve beforehand heard rumblings concerning the Galaxy S23’s supposedly market-leading cellular gaming credentials, and Qualcomm itself has talked up the ability of its customary Snapdragon eight Gen 2 processor on a number of events. It figures, then, {that a} custom-made model of this chipset could possibly be the important thing to creating Samsung’s newest handsets a few of – if not the – greatest gaming telephones cash can purchase.

Inevitably, that energy will come at a value, and the newest rumors counsel that Samsung Galaxy S23 costs will fluctuate broadly between nations. Within the US, for example, we count on the corporate’s newest gadgets to price the identical as their Samsung Galaxy S22 counterparts (in different phrases, $799.99, $999.99 and $1,199.99). However clients in India, Turkey and most of Europe are taking a look at a lot larger costs, owing to the power of the US greenback towards extra unstable worldwide currencies. 

In any case, we’ll be taught extra concerning the processors contained in the Galaxy S23 vary – and the costs they’ll demand – when Samsung’s new telephones are formally unveiled throughout Samsung Unpacked 2023, which kicks off at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT on February 1, or 5am AEDT on February 2 in Australia.

TechRadar shall be tuning in to carry you all the newest bulletins as they occur, and we’ll even be working complete critiques and comparability items after the occasion that can assist you resolve which Galaxy S23 mannequin is greatest for you.