Samsung’s next flagship, Galaxy S22 FE and S23, could also use MediaTek chipsets

Samsung flagships in the Galaxy S, Note and Fold series have always been equipped with top chipsets, either developed in their own labs, Exynos, or developed by Qualcomm. Traditionally, Qualcomm was used in China and the United States, and Exynos in South Korea and Europe. However, it seems that for the next generation, Galaxy S23, the South Korean manufacturer plans to introduce another “assortment” of processors: those from MediaTek.

Samsung also added MediaTek to the list of partners for the production of Galaxy S23

According to the South Korean press, Samsung could introduce a third flagship model in 2023, with the launch of the Galaxy S23. In fact, the first tests could be done earlier, with the release of the Galaxy S22 FE version, which could be launched in the second half of 2022. It seems that Samsung is preparing about half of the FE models with MediaTek processors, the other half using Qualcomm solutions.

For the Galaxy S23 series, however, the division will be quite simple. The US will continue to receive models equipped with Qualcomm processors, Europe will remain with Exynos processors, and most likely South Korea will also use Exynos. The rest of Asia could receive MediaTek processors from the Dimensity range instead.

However, given that Dimensity 9000, the new flagship from MediaTek seems to be more powerful than Exynos 2200 and in some situations and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, the switch to MediaTek could be an advantage of the Galaxy S23 models in Asia and not a disadvantage. However, MediaTek may also be used in other regions, as Dimensity 9000 does not support 5W mmWave networks, so it could be used where this technology does not exist at the infrastructure level. Exynos 2200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 support such networks, which are predominantly available in the US.

This would not be the first time that Samsung has used three processor models to develop a single series of smartphones. The Galaxy S2 was delivered in its time in three variants: with Exynos processors, Snapdragon and Texas Instruments processors.

source: Business Korea