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Samsung Galaxy S22 scores way too low for a Snapdragon 895 phone on Geekbench

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:07:25 +0000

The Samsung Galaxy S21 series is reportedly the worst-selling Galaxy S lineup in recent years. Hence, Samsung is said to bring huge improvements with the Galaxy S22 series to lure in buyers. But unfortunately, the initial reports about these upcoming phones say otherwise.

Just like the previous models, the Galaxy S22 series will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon and Samsung Exynos chipsets. The tentative names of these SoCs are Snapdragon 895 and Exynos 2200.

Usually, the Snapdragon version is more powerful than the Exynos variant. But a preliminary Geekbech listing of the vanilla Galaxy S22 with a Snapdragon 895 suggests a different story.

As per the listing, the Qualcomm variant of the Galaxy S22 (SM-S901) with 8GB RAM and Android 12 scores only 475 points and 1393 points in single-core and multi-core tests respectively. For those unaware, these scores are way too low for the next-gen Snapdragon 800 series silicon. This year’s Snapdragon 888 itself can easily attain over 900 points in the single-core test and above 3000 points in the multi-core test.

As SamMobile points out, this particular listing could be either fake or the unit used was still not optimized. There’s also a chance that the device used for benchmark had ‘Power saving mode’ turned on.

We also have a similar feeling towards these benchmark scores. Anyway, we are still months away from the launch of this handset, which might take place in January. Hence, we expect to come across even more benchmark listings and whatnot in the coming days.

Having said that, what’s your take on this Geekbench listing of Galaxy S22? Also, what are your expectations of Exynos 2200, which is said to arrive with AMD mRDNA GPU? Do let us know in the comment section below.

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Leak reveals chipsets that will power the Redmi K50 series

Habeeb Onawole — Sat, 14 Aug 2021 14:47:45 +0000

The K40 series is Redmi’s top line of smartphones released this year. The series includes the Redmi K40, Redmi K40 Pro, Redmi K40 Pro+, and Redmi K40 Gaming Edition. They are expected to be succeeded by the Redmi K50 series which should arrive in the first quarter of 2022. While there is still a bit of waiting to do, details of the phones have begun surfacing online, and the latest reveals the chipsets that will power them.

Redmi K40 Pro

According to the Chinese leaker that goes by Bald Panda on Weibo, the Redmi K50 series will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. He reveals that the chipsets are the Snapdragon 888 and the Snapdragon 895.

Based on the way the post is phrased, we can deduce that he is referring to the successors of the Redmi K40, Redmi K40 Pro, and Redmi K40 Pro+ respectively. Save for the Redmi K50 which will be powered by the Snapdragon 888, the Redmi K50 Pro and Redmi K50 Pro+ will have the Snapdragon 895 as the chipset inside them.

It appears that Redmi is sticking to the tradition of giving the base model of the Redmi K series a less powerful chipset than its siblings. Nevertheless, the Snapdragon 888 is still an upgrade over the Snapdragon 870 inside the Redmi K40.

There is no info on the chipset that will power the successor to the Redmi K40 Gaming Edition. We don’t even know if a successor is in development yet. However, we won’t be surprised that Redmi may stick to MediaTek.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 using Samsung’s 4nm process may offer 20% improved performance

Jeet — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:52:01 +0000

Qualcomm recently unveiled a new variant of its Snapdragon 888 series chipset, dubbed Snapdragon 888+ 5G with improved AI processing. Now, the eyes are on the next-generation chipset from Qualcomm which is set to launch at the end of this year.

The upcoming chipset, likely to be called Snapdragon 895 or Snapdragon 898, will come with model number SM8450. It will be powering most of the flagship smartphones getting launched next year.

With just a few months more before the official announcement, details about the upcoming flagship processor from Qualcomm are not surfacing online. Digital Chat Station has now revealed that the Snapdragon SM8450 will be manufactured using Samsung’s 4nm process and will result in 20 percent increased performance.

Previously, it was reported that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 will feature a three-cluster architecture. It will include a super-large core based on Cortex-X2, a large core based on Cortex-A710, and a small core based on Cortex-A510. All these new designs will be under the ARM v9 Pure 64-bit system.

The Cortex-X2 offers about 16 percent improvement in design performance than X1. But after tuning by Qualcomm, it has been optimized to perform better. However, for the performance results, we will have to wait for the mass-produced version of the chipset.

Given the track record, we expect Xiaomi to be the first company to launch a smartphone powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 chipset once it gets officially announced in December this year at Qualcomm Summit.

There will also be a Snapdragon 898+ SoC which should be launched in the second half of 2022. A report reveals that while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 will be manufactured by Samsung, the Plus variant will be manufactured by TSMC.

Samsung Exynos 2200 codename revealed, Snapdragon 895 to launch in H2 2021

Sean — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 06:43:07 +0000

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 895 is expected to launch in the second in the second half of this year. Similarly, Samsung is also gearing up for the launch of its own next gen chip, the Exynos 2200, with a tipster revealing the upcoming flagship processor’s codename.

For those unaware, the Exyno 2200 is an upcoming chipset from the South Korean tech giant that will arrive with an AMD Radeon GPU, which reportedly outperforms the Apple A14 SoC in graphics. According to a Weibo post, a Chinese microblogging website, from @i冰宇宙 (IceUniverse) the Exynos 2200 is codenamed “Pamir.” This chip is expected to be built on a 4nm process and will arrive with Team Red’s RDNA 2 architecture graphics codenamed “Voyager.”

Notably, the RDNA 2 from AMD is the same architecture which is also used in current gen gaming consoles like the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5. Its latest lineup of Radeon RX 6000 series of graphics card also feature this technology as well. In other words, Samsung might have a competitive edge in terms of graphical performance with the new Exynos 2200 on its flagship smartphones. Previously, we had reported on Qualcomm launching the new Snapdragon 800 series SoC in early December 2021.

We can likely expect this chip to debut with the Galaxy S22 series. Although, since the brand launches the lineup in two variants, we can also expect the latest flagship smartphone models to also arrive with Qualcomm Snapdragon 895 processors as well. So stay tuned for more, as we will be providing updates when additional information is available regarding this matter.

Xiaomi Mi 12 may launch in early December as Snapdragon 895 might arrive ahead of schedule

Sean — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:25:23 +0000

Earlier today (6th July 2021), a new report from a known tipster has revealed that the next gen flagship processor from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 895, might debut ahead of schedule, which might even lead to Xiaomi launching the Mi 12 in early December.

According to @i冰宇宙 (IceUniverse), the American chipmaking giant will be launching the Snapdragon 895 ahead of schedule by at least half a month. Since the launch of its latest flagship chips usually are at the start of a year, we could expect the new high end processor to launch in early December of this year. In other words, this would also imply that Xiaomi might be launching its next gen flagship, the Mi 12 lineup, by the end of this year.

While the name of the upcoming premium grade smartphone from Xiaomi is currently unknown, it will likely be called the Mi 12 and would be the first to feature, if not one of the first, to feature the new Snapdragon 895 SoC. Similarly, Chen Jin, General Manager of Lenovo has previously stated that its latest flagship phone will arrive with Snapdragon 895 and will launch before New Years day in 2022. So, Xiaomi might also be in line with a similar launch date.

For those unaware, the Chinese tech giant and Qualcomm have had a close partnership for a while now, and has traditionally always launched its annual flagship close to the announcement of new chips. The company had previously launched the Mi 11, which was the first to sport the Snapdragon 888 in December 2020. But now, its successor might be unveiled by the start of December of this year.

4nm Snapdragon 895 series production to be split between Samsung and TSMC

Habeeb Onawole — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 14:00:24 +0000

Qualcomm is already working on its next-generation Snapdragon 800 series processor. It has been reported that the new chipset will be called the Snapdragon 895. Details of its production have now surfaced.

Reliable Chinese leaker, Ice Universe, has revealed that the Snapdragon 895 will be a 4nm chipset and it will be manufactured by Samsung. There will also be a Snapdragon 895 Plus/Snapdragon 895+ which should launch in the second half of 2022 and will be manufactured by TSMC.

It is interesting to see that Qualcomm is moving to a smaller node size just a year after making the move from 7nm to 5nm. However, that isn’t to say it will no longer make 5nm chips. We should still see new Snapdragon 800 and Snapdragon 700 series 5nm chips.

It has been reported that the Snapdragon 895 has the part number “SM8450”. It will have a Kryo 760 CPU, an Adreno 730 GPU, Spectra 680 ISP, and an integrated Snapdragon X65 5G modem.

It should be announced in December but we don’t know if we will see it on a phone this year or next year.