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Galaxy S23 Ultra or Galaxy S22 Ultra, which one is better in terms of SoC and performance?
The launch of the most desirable Galaxy S23 is pretty close now. The desire to know more about the series is getting stronger as the days go by. Until now, we have found the information regarding its specs, hardware, and else, but today, we are landing our eyes on its processor, especially to know how better it will perform in terms of the SoC, as compared to the previous Galaxy S22 series. Let’s find out which is more impressive.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or Gen 2, which is better?
Informatively, the Galaxy S23 series features Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, while the Galaxy 22 series has the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. Because the S23 chipset is one generation up from the S22’s, it will undoubtedly be better than the previous. Despite belonging to the Same Snapdragon 8 family and having a similar CPU and GPU- Kryo and Adreno, still, the Gen 2 processor is better in performance than the Gen 1.
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Let us inform you Qualcomm itself has stated on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2’s launch that it is 35% faster than the SD 8 Gen 2 chipset in terms of performance and 40% better in power efficiency, even after bearing the loss of one efficiency core. However, both of these SoCs have a CPU architecture of 64 bits and are octa-core processors, but still, they show a major change in their core configuration.
Galaxy S23’s SoC has an additional performance core
Notably, where S22’s chipset (Gen 1) has 1+3+4 cores in configuration, while the S23’s has 1+4+3 with an additional performance core, which will surely improve the Galaxy S23 series device’s performance. Additionally, the S22’s chipset’s primary core, Cortex-X2, is said to have a peak clock speed of 3.0GHz, but the S23’s Cortex-X3 performs better than the previous and gets a 3.2GHz peak clock speed.
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Besides, it was reported that the S23 series could feature the overclocked version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, which is expected to have better clock speed than both the SD 8 Gen 1 and SD 8 Gen 2 base version. It is said that S23’s overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2’s primary core may get a peak clock speed of nearly 3.4GHz, which may be true because its Geekbench scores also show its primary core has a 3.36GHz clock speed.
Geekbench scores of both the chipsets
Apart from these, let’s take a quick look at both devices’ SoC’s Geekbench scores as well. Informatively, the Galaxy S22 Ultra’s SD 8 Gen 1 scored 1203 in single-core and 3293 in multicore testing, while the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s SD 8 Gen 2 respectively got 1566 and 5179 scores in its initial single-core and multicore testing.
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After this complete analysis of both devices’ processor specifications and Geekbench scores, it becomes crystal clear that the upcoming Galaxy S23 will be better than the previous galaxy S22 series in terms of overall performance because of having a stronger processor.
Samsung is actively building up to expand the versatility of Galaxy AI, and now a new novelty is appearing standing on the door named ‘Battery AI’, expected to arrive on older models ahead of the Galaxy S25 series.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 series is next in line to debut in early 2025, and previously it was reported that it would bring no battery change but is expected to introduce a novelty called ‘Battery AI’ which will use artificial intelligence to add an extra 5% to 10% runtime to the battery life.
Now the reports take a U-turn as recent rumors unveiled that Samsung could introduce a battery AI feature before the Galaxy S25 lineup launch. By this point, it appears that it will be supported on older models. The reason behind this change appears to be that Samsung is addressing battery life complaints with its foldable Galaxy Z Flip models. The current foldable flagship Galaxy Z Flip 5 has a tiny battery because of space limitations; that’s why the giant is using a battery AI to improve battery life.
This is being speculated on by a report by PandaFalsh on X. If the reports are to be believed, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 will arrive with battery AI, which would boost the battery life by up to 30 minutes. Apart from this, Samsung is also expected to bring the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6 in both the Exynos 2400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 versions of its more affordable foldable handset.
However, here’s the strange fact that Battery AI will only launch for one model but not for the Galaxy Z Fold 6, especially because the device with the smaller capacity asks for this feature the most. Somewhere, this feature is also expected to be available on all Galaxy devices, not just the tiny battery ones.
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The Samsung Galaxy S25 series is first in line for the following year and is expected to come and prove to be an excellent gaming phone, as it is supposed to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.
If the reports are to be believed, Samsung will power the forthcoming Galaxy S25 with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip in a few regions and the Exynos 2500 in others. While both chips will most likely be quite powerful, noticeably, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is expected to feature an extremely powerful GPU.
As per the report revealed by the well-known tipster Digital Chat Station, it is speculated that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip has an exceptionally powerful GPU for improved and upgraded graphics performance. It is reported that the Qualcomm chip can run Genshin Impact at the native 1080p resolution.
At the moment, it appears that the game is running at 720p resolution by default, and even then, many phones struggle to maintain the 60fps frame rate with graphics quality set to the highest.
Qualcomm started actively building up the development of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and has decided to debut it on October 1, 2024. This forthcoming flagship chip is reported to be manufactured using TSMC’s 3nm process and feature Qualcomm’s custom CPU core named Oryon.
However, these CPU cores are already housed in the Snapdragon X Elite chipset built for ARM Windows laptops, which delivers impressive performance. Given this prospect, it is expected that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 can also offer impressive and efficient performance.
Apart from all that, the Xiaomi 14 will be the first phone to debut featuring the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, which could be introduced sometime in October 2024.
The Korean electronics firm ‘Samsung Electronics’ is now setting up to apply its latest 3-nm processing technology to the forthcoming Galaxy smartphones and smart wearable watches. It is expected that, initially, the brand will power the next Galaxy Watch 7 with this process.
The Korean giant will start operations of its second-generation 3-nm production line in its home country by the end of the year. If the reports are to be believed, the Galaxy Watch 7 could be the first product to be powered by the latest chip process technology, the Exynos W1000 application processor (AP) chip, taking on its competitors Apple and TSMC.
The Exynos W1000 is based on the 3-nm process node, the most advanced technology available in the chip industry yet, which is expected to upgrade computational performance and power efficiency by over 20%. Once Samsung debuts its forthcoming Galaxy Watch 7 powered by 3-nm AP, this will be the most powerful smartwatch to compete with the Apple Watch Series 9 powered by 5-nm AP.
Apple leads the wearable smartwatch industry with a 45% market share, as per the metrics of the third quarter of 2023, followed by Samsung with a 20% share. On the other hand, Samsung is planning to introduce its latest wearable device, the Galaxy Watch 7, and the very first Galaxy Ring at the Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris.
Next-generation foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, are also scheduled for the unpacked event in Paris. Jumping on the next year, the Galaxy S25 series is supposed to debut in early 2025 and is expected to use a powerful 3nm Exynos W1000 chip.