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TechPhonesAndroid PhonesSamsung Galaxy fans will love this major hardware upgrade in 2023Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is coming to Android flagships, likely including the Samsung Galaxy S23 seriesWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is coming to Android flagships, likely including the Samsung Galaxy S23 series
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So what’s so exciting about Snapdragon 8 Gen 2? The next-generation processor promises more across the board: better graphics in apps and games, better artificial intelligence (AI) for a more ready-and-waiting response, better sound quality, and even faster connectivity too.
The next flagshipSamsung Galaxyis expected to arrive in February 2023, with rumours already pointing towards the top-tierS23 Ultra model looking much more appealingthanks to its 200-megapixel camera (the likes of which we’ve already seen in theMotorola Edge 30 Ultra). But with the new Qualcomm processor on board it’ll be better still, potentially thebest phoneof the year.
(Image credit: Qualcomm)
(Image credit: Qualcomm)
It’s battle of the processors right now: theGoogle Pixel 7 ProusesGoogle’s own Tensor G2; theiPhone 14 Pro Maxuses Apple’s own A16 Bionic; and the also-just-announcedMediaTek Dimensity 9200, which rivals the equivalent Qualcomm 8 Gen 2 chip spec for spec, is likely to appear in flagship Xiaomi, Oppo and OnePlus handsets.
But it’s Samsung that garners the most interest from many Android fans. Having used its own Exynos hardware in many recent S-series releases, it’s now expected that outside of Korea the company will adopt Qualcomm’s top-spec hardware instead. That’s thanks to the firms announcing a multi-year agreement earlier this year.
So what does that mean in the real world and why will Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 make the Galaxy S23 series the ultimate Android phones to watch out for in 2023? There are numerous reasons: the new Adreno GPU brings graphics advantages such as ray-tracing, bringing real-time reflection and shadows effects in future games (Tencent will have the first to arrive in 2023);Wi-Fi 7 supportmeans the fastest download speeds (before Wi-Fi 7 has even been officially ratified as a standard); and there’s Dynamic Spatial Audio support for surround-sound goodness straight to your headphones.
Even if the Samsung Galaxy S23 series isn’t the first to receive Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (I’d anticipate that’ll beXiaomiin late 2022 in China), it’s clearly going to be a fan favourite with plenty going for it.
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