3 reasons why a Snapdragon-only Galaxy S23 is a great move

samsung galaxy s22 face down showing rear, ports, and sim slot

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Opinion post by
Hadlee Simons

A crazy rumor out of Korea emerged in May, alleging that Samsung would skip high-end Exynos processor launches in 2023 and 2024. It’s quite the claim, as it would mean Samsung’s Galaxy S23 and S24 would exclusively use Qualcomm Snapdragon silicon.

Veteran analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has since partially echoed this claim, asserting that the Galaxy S23 is likely to use Snapdragon power only. That would be a major turn of events for Samsung, which has used a dual-sourcing approach for its Galaxy S flagships for years. But there are several reasons why this could be a good thing.

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