Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra benchmark points to a top chipset but not enough RAM

Date:
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 10:33:21 +0000

Description:
A benchmark suggests the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra will use one of 2023's most powerful smartphone chipsets.

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The Samsung Galaxy S23 and its siblings are likely to be among the most exciting phones of 2023, and as we get closer to their launch, rumors and leaks are heating up, with the latest being a benchmark for the Samsung
Galaxy S23 Ultra.

Spotted by MySmartPrice , this Geekbench listing points to the phone having a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. Thats no real surprise since at least in some regions the Samsung Galaxy S22 line used the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, but its
good news, since the Gen 2 will probably be the most powerful chipset available to Android phones until the Gen 2 Plus or Gen 3 arrive, later into 2023.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 itself isnt even out yet, but were expecting it to debut at Qualcomms Snapdragon Summit in mid-November, so it should be out in time for the Galaxy S23 lines launch, which itself is likely to happen in February next year.

Its worth noting, however, that this benchmark is for a US model of the
phone, which makes the included chipset even less surprising, because Snapdragon silicon is practically always used in Samsungs flagship phones in the region. Some other markets including the UK often get Exynos chipsets instead, but there are reports that this time Snapdragon will be used everywhere .

This isnt the first time weve specifically heard rumors of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 being used either, with a recent specs list leak from Yogesh Brar (via PhoneWorld ), for example, also pointing to that chipset. Samsung Galaxy S23(rumoured)- 6.1" FHD+ sAMOLED, 120Hz- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC-
Rear Cam: 50MP (OIS) + 12MP (UW) + 10MP (Tele)- Front Cam: 10MP- 8GB RAM- 128/256GB storage- Android 13, OneUI 5- 3,900mAh battery, 25W wired, 15W wireless charging October 18, 2022 See more

This specs list pertains to the standard Samsung Galaxy S23, but we usually see Samsung use the same chipset across the entire Galaxy S range, so thats
no surprise. Nor are the rest of the leaked specs here because, aside from
the chipset and a slightly larger 3,900mAh battery, the listed specs are exactly the same as those of the S22.

In any case, the benchmark isnt all good news, because it also mentions just 8GB of RAM, which while plenty for most users, isnt a particularly high
amount for an Ultra phone. Its also no upgrade on the starting capacity of
the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra though pricier versions of that device
stretched to 12GB, so wed expect at least that again. Analysis: these
probably wont be the first phones to use a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

If the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 lands in November and the Samsung Galaxy S23 line lands in February, then Samsungs upcoming flagships will likely be among the first phones to use the chipset.

After all, its only high-end phones that will be getting the Gen 2, and were not expecting too many of them in that window.

However, there will probably be at least one that beats Samsung to the punch, namely the Xiaomi 13 . Based on past form, this may well debut in China in December 2022, and one leaker thinks it could land as soon as November .

But the global launch might be later, with the Xiaomi 12 not seeing a wider release until April of this year. Similarly, Motorola managed to beat even Xiaomi out of the gate last year, with the China-exclusive Edge X30 ,
however, much like Xiaomi, the Edge X30's most like-minded international equivalent (the Edge 30 Pro ) didn't arrive until well into 2022.

As such, its possible the Samsung Galaxy S23 line will still be the first to use this chipset in the US, UK, Australia and elsewhere internationally.
Plus, Xiaomi phones dont come to the US anyway, so that counts the Xiaomi 13 out there.

Unless the S23 line turns out to be drastically different from what these leaks suggest and Samsung somehow manages to drop the ball, all three of its next Galaxy S phones will likely make their way onto our rundown of the best Samsung phones . For those that can't wait that long, check out the our best Black Friday phone deals and best Black Friday Samsung deals (which covers more than just phones), both of which are being constantly updated in the
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