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A new leak that appeared on the Chinese social network Weibo has given details about the processor that the Samsung Galaxy S9 would incorporate. Apparently, both the standard version and the Plus would be launched with an Exynos 9810 (with CDMA network support). Everything indicates that only this chip would be used and that Qualcomm's Snapdragon would be ignored.
When Samsung launches a new flagship it usually comes in two versions. A variant with Exynos and another with Snapdragon. One of the main reasons to have a model with a Qualcomm chip is because a large part of the CDMA technology used by mobile networks like Sprint and Verizon (in the United States) is owned by Qualcomm. For this reason, these types of versions are usually sold on the other side of the pond.
New Samsung with Exynos chip?
The fact that there are no more Snapdragon variants of the Galaxy S series could mean that both companies have reached an agreement on the CDMA patent issue. Earlier this year, the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission charged Qualcomm with patent abuse by preventing Samsung from selling its chipsets and modems to other smartphone companies. Regardless of this problem, Samsung made the Snapdragon 835 SoC for Qualcomm. However, Qualcomm has now turned to TSMC to produce the Snapdragon 845, its new processor.
Logically, this fact would cause Samsung to end up doing without the Californian outright. Therefore, we would only find a version of the Galaxy S9 with an Exynos chip. There would be no version with Snapdragon. The terminal is expected to be unveiled next year. From what we know, it could include a large screen (around 5.8 inches) and Android 8 as an operating system. It is expected again with an elegant design, with an aluminum chassis and without a start button. It is very possible that it already includes 6 GB of RAM minimum and an improved camera.
