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Samsung and Qualcomm extend and expand their partnership, casting doubt on the future of Exynos

Exynos processors have virtually visible higher days. Since the Exynos-simplest Galaxy S6 became launched in 2015, Samsung’s chips have more and more more lagged at the back of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon SoCs yr after yr, some thing the employer is certainly conscious of. Over the beyond few weeks, rumors arose that Samsung will move Snapdragon-simplest, as a minimum for its flagships, beginning subsequent yr. Adding weight to the ones preliminary reviews is a newly elevated partnership introduced through Samsung and Qualcomm that promises, amongst different things, greater Snapdragon-powered devices.

In a joint press launch from each companies, they introduced that their lengthy-status partnership is being prolonged all of the manner as much as 2030, along a broadening of its scope. It specially cites the extension in their patent license settlement for 3G, 4G, 5G, and destiny 6G tech, however it additionally mentions an settlement to “increase their collaboration with Snapdragon structures for destiny top rate Samsung Galaxy products.”

The wording on that particular assertion is indistinct on whether or not all top rate Samsung telephones going ahead will use Snapdragon or not, however this does line up with preceding rumors pronouncing exactly that, so it is very lots a possibility. At the very least, we must assume to look greater Snapdragon-powered Galaxy S23s subsequent yr — some thing Qualcomm’s CEO, Cristiano Amon, has all however confirmed. In an profits call, he stated that Qualcomm chips could strength Samsung flagships subsequent yr, doubtlessly phasing out any Exynos variants. The Galaxy S22 already used Snapdragon in preference to Samsung’s in-residence chips in greater markets than usual — 75%, to be precise — however Mr. Amon says that you may assume that variety to develop exponentially subsequent yr.

Does this imply that Exynos is dead? Maeil Economic Daily (thru Android Authority) reviews that this information isn’t always always a dying sentence. During its Q2 2022 convention call, the employer brushed off the rumors that it might stop Exynos entirely. As defined through Samsung, “we’re reorganizing our system-on-chip (SoC) commercial enterprise model, and are pursuing a plan to reinforce our competitiveness withinside the mid-to-lengthy term.”

That ultimate bit harkens lower back to rumors of Samsung operating on its very own one-of-a-kind custom silicon for 2025. If we needed to guess, Samsung will hold growing mid-variety Exynos chips from 2023 thru 2024 at the same time as the use of Snapdragon on its flagships, earlier than popping out with its very own one-of-a-kind chip afterward. Of course, that is all speculation — we will probable research greater as we head into 2023.