Android’s iPhone…
There isn’t a clear definition of what “Android’s iPhone” might look or feel like. Still, when I think of the iPhone, I imagine a polished and consistent software and hardware experience, efficient processing, and reliable battery life – all working in harmony.
Unfortunately for me (as a Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 7 Pro user), rather than make them Android’s iPhones, Google’s Samsung-made Tensor chips turned out to be what holds the Pixels back from being as powerful and efficient as possible. But thankfully, there’s Qualcomm!The Snapdragon chip-maker took on a big marketing overhaul when releasing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset back in 2021. I say “marketing overhaul” since, despite having a new name, the 8 Gen 1 wasn’t really a noticeable step up from the Snapdragon 888. Surprisingly, though, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 was!
Qualcomm’s mid-cycle refresh for 2022 made a big difference in efficiency for phones with small batteries and big displays, like the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4, compared to their predecessors, and now the brand new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is here to take this to a whole new level!
Android users, this might be the best chip we’ve ever had, and Samsung promises to make it even better!
A super-charged Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 set to power all Galaxy S23 models worldwide, putting end to countless issues with Exynos chips
Although we still haven’t gotten our hands on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered phone (the Vivo X90 is the first officially-announced phone with the new chip), thanks to leakster IceUniverse, we already have a very good idea of what the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will bring to the table! And it’s exciting!
For starters, Samsung fans should be particularly pumped, and that’s because theĀ Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra are set to bring a unique, overclocked version of the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which should make Samsung’s flagships ever so slightly more powerful (at least on paper) than other Android phones with the same chip.
Galaxy S23 to run circles around Exynos Galaxy S22; brings unseen performance and efficiency improvements to Samsung flagships
Regardless of whether we’re talking about the standard or super-charged version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, we’re expecting the new chip in the Galaxy S23 to bring tremendous improvements, especially when compared to the Exynos version of the Galaxy S22!
- According to leaked Geekbench 5 scores, which test CPU performance, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 should bring at least 25% better single-core score and a whopping 45% better multi-core score compared to the Exynos 2200 from the Galaxy S22. And that’s not even the final form of the SD 8 Gen 2.
- CPU aside, leaked GFX benchmarks (testing graphics performance) show that compared to the Exynos 2200, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is improved by at least 60% while …….