As Samsung sees continued improvements in its 4nm yields, one rumor claims that the Korean giant will use this opportunity to ramp up production of the Exynos 2400, which is said to be found in the upcoming Galaxy S23 series, alongside the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. This plan is evidence that the company is adamant about launching two chipset variants of its 2024 flagship smartphone, irrespective of how consumers may feel about this decision.
With the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 rumored to be more expensive, increasing Exynos 2400 volume will aid Samsung in increasing its Galaxy S23 margins
Earlier, it was rumored that the Exynos 2400 versions of the Galaxy S23 would be introduced in two major smartphone markets. However, according to Revegnus, the improved production of 4nm wafers means more variants bearing Samsung’s own SoC can be introduced in more regions, though we can say with almost certainty that the U.S. consumers will be treated with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 flavor.
The reason for Samsung’s push towards launching more Exynos 2400 versions of the Galaxy S23 series is evident, with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 rumored to be even more expensive than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which was said to cost Qualcomm’s partners $160 apiece, Samsung has to weigh its options carefully.
Recently, Korean news outlets and sources commonly mention a shared theme.
"Samsung's 4nm yield has improved."
Particularly, some sources compare it favorably to TSMC.This means that, unlike the S22, there will be an increase in the volume of Exynos 2400.
— Revegnus (@Tech_Reve) August 24, 2023
Historically, the Snapdragon series has proven to be superior to Exynos SoCs, and with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 said to be mass produced on TSMC’s N4P process, we might see a re-run of past events where it beats the Exynos 2400 in both performance and efficiency tests. Increasing Exynos 2400 production means it will cost Samsung less to use each silicon, thereby reducing the loss it takes for every Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset it uses in each Galaxy S23 model.
On the subject of Samsung’s 4nm chip production, the quality of the node was discussed, with Revegnus commenting that the performance improvements are present, with the Exynos 2400 said to rival the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, at least on paper. With the Exynos 2200, there was unnecessary hype around its capabilities, especially on the GPU side, as the SoC underwhelmed severely.
Though the Exynos 2400 is said to feature the Xclipse 940 GPU with twice the number of compute units as the Xclipse 920, we can only determine its performance stature by comparing its official results, and that might take a while. For now, we will remain skeptical about its performance but will update our readers on any leaks that come through.
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