The Exynos vs Snapdragon processor battle is a real hustle for Samsung fans, with the latter being more powerful year over year, Exynos users feel cheated every time a new Galaxy flagship is rolled-out.
Samsung recently announced its homegrown Exynos 2200 processor but which region will get it? One tipster shares more information on the matter, and depending on where you live, shall be of paramount importance to you.
Only Europe Will Be Treated to a Galaxy S22 Launch With Exynos 2200
According to Dohyun Kim on Twitter, Samsung will not be launching any Galaxy S22 model with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in Europe. No reasoning has been provided for this strategy, but it could be due to the Korean manufacturer wanting a higher adoption of flagship handsets sporting its custom SoC, even it if means the decision is being forced on the European customer.
If you prefer getting the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 for whatever reason and you happen to live in North, South America, or East Asia, then you will be pleased to know that the Galaxy S22 series will only launch with Qualcomm’s flagship chipset in the aforementioned regions. For Africa, South East Asia, West Asia, and Middle East customers, both Exynos 2200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 variants will be available, so depending on what model you want, you will have to pay attention to those serial numbers to get a better idea.
If the above tweet is to be believed, customers here in Africa too will get Exynos 2200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 versions, giving more choice to them as compared to those living in Europe. Keep in mind that this decision may not be final and can change for whatever reason. At the time of writing, we have known that the Galaxy Unpacked 2022 event would take place on February 8, so Samsung has plenty of time to decide which region it wants to sell both chipset variants in.
Samsung hints at the end of the Note line
Samsung has today announced the release of the Galaxy flagships which hints that more Note features will be coming to the Galaxy S series — specifically the next Ultra phone in the lineup, which looks poised to take on the Note’s built-in stylus and related productivity features. This all but seals the Note series’ fate, which Samsung left in the ambiguous territory last year.
Things looked doubtful for a renewal of the Note series when 2021 came and went without a new Note device. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Last year’s S21 series took a half step toward absorbing the Note series when it incorporated S-pen support. When the S22 leaks started to roll in, it began to look more obvious that the S-series Ultra, in particular, would more or less become the new Note, complete with a built-in stylus silo.
Which variant are you looking to get? Exynos 2200 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 one?
