Last year was difficult for Samsung Foundry. Not only a the partnership with AMD was unsuccessful, but the proprietary Exynos 2200 chip that powered the Galaxy S22 in some markets also had to be throttled to avoid overheating issues, prompting an apology from Samsung CEO JH Han. This year The Galaxy S23 lineup will be powered exclusively by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and contrary to what previous rumors had said, it won’t be manufactured by Samsung either.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 was made by Samsung and it had thermal issues. Its boosted version, the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 had none of the Gen 1 issues, likely because it was made by TSMC.
Tipster claims Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform for Galaxy will be manufactured by TSMC
We’ll find out more on February 1, when Samsung will officially unveil the Galaxy S23 series. Registrations are already open and earn you free credit to use for your purchases.
