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Exynos chips could land in way more Galaxy phones next year (Updated)
- Samsung is reportedly pushing to increase the number of Galaxy phones with Exynos power.
- This could lead to Samsung doubling shipments of Exynos processors in 2022.
- Another report has since corroborated this claim.
Updated: November 26, 2021 (12:54 AM ET): Another outlet has corroborated the claim below that Samsung will be drastically increasing the production of Exynos chipsets to be used in its phones. EE Times (h/t: ITHome) reports that the number of Samsung phones powered by Exynos processors will double or even triple in 2022.
It’s believed that this move was partly made as a result of the global chipset shortage, allowing Samsung to reduce its reliance on chipsets from the likes of Qualcomm. We’ll likely have to wait for 2022 to see just how many models are powered by Exynos chipsets.
Original article: October 12, 2021 (5:46 AM ET): Samsung traditionally sticks to either Qualcomm or its in-house Exynos chipsets for its high-end smartphones, with the likes of the Americas and China gaining Snapdragon variants and the rest of the world getting Exynos models.
Now, Korea’s ET News reports that Samsung Electronics is pushing to “raise the proportion” of Exynos chipsets in Galaxy phones from 20% to between 50% and 60%. The outlet added that Samsung’s LSI division will therefore more than double shipments of Exynos chipsets in 2022.
An industry source told ET News that Samsung has addressed two key Exynos issues with the next generation of chipsets:
I know that the 5G communication and heat issue (sic), which were the most problematic issues in Exynos, have been resolved in the next production.
The outlet adds that the push for more Exynos chipsets applies to mid-range and low-end smartphones. Most of Samsung’s recent budget phones have been powered by Snapdragon or MediaTek chipsets, so there’s definitely scope for Exynos growth in this regard.
In fact, Samsung’s most capable mid-range chipset, the Exynos 1080, didn’t actually find its way into any Galaxy smartphones (being used in vivo phones). This was despite the fact that it was roughly on par with the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC and Snapdragon 780G.
What does this apparent Exynos push mean for Samsung’s flagship phones though? Well, a leaker claimed back in August that more markets would get the Snapdragon version of the Galaxy S22 series phones due to yield issues related to the Exynos 2200 chipset.