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Samsung Galaxy S24 & S24+ Has Exynos 2400 & In Certain Regions Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 [Data Sheet]
The Samsung Galaxy S24 family reached the floor with all members, including the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy 24 Ultra, coupled with their specific powerful chipset.
Samsung has powered the Galaxy S24 Ultra with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. On the other hand, the Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 are powered by a Samsung Exynos 2400 in most regions. But also by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in some particular regions. Check out the full article to know which regions the base and plus variants get the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset.
Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ get the Exynos 2400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy
The Korean giants this time use Exynos chips for powering the smartphones in the latest flagship series. Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ smartphones are powered by an Exynos 2400 processor in all regions worldwide, excluding the US, Canada, and China regions.
In the US, Canada, and China regions, the brand offers Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset for the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ smartphones.
Exynos 2400 processor specifications:
The Exynos 2400 is the third-generation 4nm chip, which is made using Samsung Foundry’s new and improved process called 4LPP+ (or SF4P). It delivers seamless performance as well as high-end performance and power efficiency. However, its predecessor, the Exynos 2200, has the first generation 4nm process of Samsung, named 4LPE (or SF4E).
The Exynos 2400 has a 10-core CPU coupled with the latest ARM cores and an AMD RDNA3-based Xclipse 940 GPU. This chipset includes a Cortex-X4 core clocked at 3.2GHz, two Cortex-A720 cores clocked at 2.9GHz, three Cortex-A720 cores clocked at 2.6GHz, and four Cortex-A520 cores clocked at 1.95GHz.
Here’s the catchable fact: these clock speeds are lower as compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which is made by TSMC on its second-generation 4nm process (N4P). It is one of the first Exynos processors from Samsung that uses a chip packaging feature named FOWLP, which helps upgrade thermal management and shows that the chip will stay cooler even under long-lasting loads. This Exynos 2400 chip features the Xclipse 940 GPU, based on AMD’s newest RDNA3 graphics processing mechanism. Also, the brand is ensuring that it is 70% faster as compared to the Xclipse 920 GPU, which was used in the Exynos 2200.
It features a built-in NPU that is 14.7x faster than the predecessor chip, BeiDou (BDS), Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, and USB 3.2 Type-C for connectivity, a sun-6GHz 5G network, and up to 9.64 Mbps download speed and up to 2.55 Mbps upload speed.
The Exynos 2400 has ISP-supported camera sensors attached with a resolution of 320 MP. Plus, it has the power to snap 108 MP frames even at zero shutter lag (30 fps) or 64 MP + 32 MP frames with zero shutter lag (30 fps) at the same instant. It also has the power to record up to 4K 120fps or 8K 30fps videos along with EIS. Apart from all this, it has tons of other capabilities that will help in delivering a smooth and fluent performance.
Exynos 2400 Data Sheet
- Production process: 4 nm (4LPP+ or SF4P from Samsung) with FoWLP packaging
- CPU: deca-core (1x Cortex-X4 @ 3.2 GHz + 2x Cortex-A720 @ 2.9 GHz + 3x Cortex-A720 @ 2.6 GHz + 4x Cortex-A520 @ 1.95 GHz)
- Memories: up to UFS 4.0 (storage), LPDDR5X (RAM)
- GPU: Xclipse 940 (based on AMD RDNA3)
- Supports hardware-level Ray-tracing
- Supports AI-driven upscaling
- Display: up to 4K @ 120 Hz or QHD+ @ 144 Hz
- Video playback: up to 8K @ 60 fps
- Supports HDR, HDR10+ and HLG
- NPU: 14.7 times faster than the one built into the Exynos 2200
- On-device generative artificial intelligence
- ISP: Supports sensors up to 320MP
- Capture of frames at 108 MP (or 64+32 MP simultaneously) at 30 fps in zero-shutter-lag mode
- Supports video recording up to 4K @ 120 fps or 8K @ 30 fps with EIS
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6e (802.11 ax), Bluetooth 5.3, USB 3.2 Type-C, 5G NR (mmWave and sub-6 GHz)/4G/3G/2G
- Speeds in 5G: 12.1 Gbps (download) and 3.67 Gbps (upload)
- Geolocation: GPS, BeiDou, Galileo, GLONASS
Jumping on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ get the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset in the US, Canada, and China. Whereas the ultra variant has this chipset in all regions. It is Qualcomm’s latest-generation processor, which delivers high-end performance.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy: Specifications
It is a 4nm chip made using TSMC’s latest 4nm process (N4P) and features eight CPU cores, the Adreno 750 GPU, an extra powerful NPU, and quite faster wireless connectivity. This NPU helps the processor deliver enough oomph to power generative AI and personalized AI features on the Galaxy S24 series.
However, the exact clock speed of CPU cores and GPUs has not been officially revealed yet by Qualcomm and Samsung. It is known that its lone Coretex-X4 CPU core is clocked at 3.39 GHz (90 MHz higher than the stock Snapdragon 8 Gen 3), whereas three Cortex-A720 CPU cores are clocked at 3.1 GHz (50 MHz lower) and two Cortex-A720 CPU cores are clocked at 2.9 GHz (50 MHz lower).
This chipset also features two Cortex-A720 CPU cores, which are clocked at 2.2 GHz (70 MHz lower). At the moment, it is not clear yet that the GPU-clocked speed of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is higher than the stock Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 “for Galaxy” Data Sheet
- Production process: 4nm (N4P of TSMC)
- CPU: Kryo octa-core (1x Cortex-X4 @ 3.39 GHz + 3x Cortex-A720 @ 3.1 GHz + 2x Cortex-A720 @ 2.9 GHz + 2x Cortex-A520 @ 2.2 GHz)
- Memories: up to UFS 4.0 (storage), LPDDR5X (RAM)
- GPU: Adreno 750
- Supports hardware-level Ray-tracing
- Supports AI-driven upscaling
- Display: up to 4K @ 120 Hz or QHD+ @ 144 Hz
- Video playback: up to 8K @ 60 fps
- Supports HDR, HDR10+ and HLG
- NPU: Qualcomm Hexagon
- On-device generative artificial intelligence
- ISP: Qualcomm Spectra, triple to 18-bit
- Supports sensors up to 200 MP
- Zero-shutter-lag support: 36MP triple camera, 64+36MP dual camera, or single 108MP camera
- Supports video recording up to 4K @ 120 fps or 8K @ 30 fps with EIS
- Slow motion: up to 720p @ 960 fps
- Audio: Qualcomm Acstic + Qualcomm aptX + Snapdragon Sound
- Connectivity: Qualcomm FastConnect 7800
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be)
- Bluetooth 5.4
- USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C
- Modem: Qualcomm Snapdragon X75 5G
- 5G NR (mmWave and sub-6 GHz)/4G/3G/2G
- Speed in 5G: 10 Gbps (download) and 3.5 Gbps (upload)
- Geolocation: GPS, BeiDou, Galileo, GLONASS
- Charging: Qualcomm Quick Charge 5
The Korean brand – Samsung has recently announced its two mid-range Galaxy smartphones – Galaxy A55 5G and Galaxy A35 5G. A new benchmark listing has a spot for Samsung’s affordable smartphone, Galaxy35 5G.
Samsung is now gearing up for its next affordable Galaxy smartphone, the M35 5G, as the reports are unvunveilhey have found a new benchmark listing for Samsung the Galaxy M35 5G.
The smartphone has been spotted with the model number as an identification code – SM-M356B on the Geekbench 6.2.2 database. Not only this, but it also confirmed the presence of 6GB of RAM and Android 14 OS. The chipset also came to know which is the latest Exynos 1380.
The codename for the motherboard is also mentioned, which is ‘s5e8835.’ The reports say that it has scored 656 and 1967 points in performance scores on the benchmarking platform. Exynos 1380 is the latest chipset of the Korean brand, which is a 5 nm processor. It consists of 4 Cortex A78 cores, which clock at 2.4GHz, and 4 Cortex A55 cores, which clock at 2.0GHz. It is coupled with a Mali g68 MP5 GPU. It also has an AI Engine.
This also offers connectivity options, which include the latest Bluetooth version 5.3 and Wi-Fi 802.11 ax with three bands. It supports a camera resolution of at least 200MP for capturing images, and for video recording, there is support for up to 30fps 4K recording. The storage supported is UFS v3.1, and RAM will be of the LPDDR4x/5 type.
Samsung has recently debuted its two smartphones, Galaxy A55, and Galaxy A35; the Galaxy A35 5G smartphone is powered by Exynos 1380 chipset. From this perspective, Galaxy M35 5G could be a variant of Galaxy A35.
At the moment, no specs and features of the device have been revealed or leaked. Still, since Galaxy M series smartphones usually have a bit higher battery power of at least 6000mAh, the forthcoming Galaxy M35 5G smartphone also arrives with the same battery power.
Firmware
Verizon rolls out the March 2024 security patch update for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 devices
Verizon has rolled out the March 2024 security patch update for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 devices. Earlier, these devices had received the same update outside the US, but now they are gradually expanding to the US.
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 are spotted getting new updates with the firmware version numbers F926USQS5HXBD and F711USQS6HXBD, respectively. It is worth noticing the update is currently available for the devices locked to Verizon, but it will soon be available on more carriers.
For your information, the latest update for Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 doesn’t bring any significant changes, but as it is the latest security patch, it will provide some internal fixes to maintain the security of the devices.
If you are getting some other issues from the last update, you should also update the device to the latest update, as it may also address some issues. Along with the update, other improvements may also be made to enhance the overall performance of the devices.
Suppose you use the Galaxy Z Fold 3 or Flip 3 device in the US. In that case, you can update the device to the latest version by simply going to the system settings and then to the software update. If you haven’t received the update, you should wait for some time, as it may arrive in the next few days.
Firmware
Samsung rolls out the March 2024 security patch update for the Galaxy S23 FE devices in the US
Samsung has rolled out the March 2024 security patch to almost all devices but still needs to complete the update distribution to all eligible devices. So, gradually expanding the update to remaining devices, the company has started rolling out the update for the Galaxy S23 FE in the US.
Notably, the Galaxy S23 FE devices are getting a new update in the carrier-unlocked version with the firmware version number S711U1UES2BXBF. The update has already been rolled out to almost all carriers, including AT&T, Bluegrass Cellular, C-Spire, Cellular South, Comcast, Cricket, DISH, MetroPCS, T-Mobile, Tracfone, US Cellular, Verizon, and Xfinity Mobile.
According to the official changelog, the March 2024 security patch is one of the standard maintenance updates that provides some internal improvements for the device, and there will be no visible changes available. In other words, users may experience some improvement in the functioning of devices, but it doesn’t particularly bring any specific changes for the device.
Going to the details, the March 2024 security patch includes more than 40 fixes, 37 of which are provided by Google and address the issues found in the Android OS, while 9 more features are introduced by Samsung that enhance the performance of Galaxy devices exclusively.
Suppose you are using the Galaxy S23 FE in the US. In that case, you can update the devices to the latest version by following the simple steps: first, go to the system settings, tap on the software update, and tap on the download and install button; if it shows a new update available, tap on the download button.