Samsung Galaxy S23 series could use custom Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip fine-tuned for Galaxy

The Samsung Galaxy S23 series is launching in India and globally on February 1. The line-up is expected to include the Samsung Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus, and Galaxy S23 Ultra. All three flagship Galaxy S23 smartphones are also expected to run on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform.

Now, a report by 9to5 Google claims that Samsung will use a customised version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip for the Galaxy S23 series. The report claims that 9to5 Google has seen documentation that the Snapdragon chip on the Galaxy S23 line-up will be titled “Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy”.

The report also reveals that the Prime Core on this custom Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip for the S23 series will feature a clock speed of 3.36 GHz. For reference, the Prime Core on the regular Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, seen on the OnePlus 11 5G, iQOO 11 series, Xiaomi 12 Pro, has a clock speed of 3.2 GHz.

The publication has noted that the rest of the features of the custom Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset for Galaxy remain unchanged from the original chip. However, the report also notes that the custom chip will feature optimisations specific to Samsung phones.