The Galaxy S23 FE is supposed to be Samsung’s final high-end model this year that does not belong to the foldable family, but despite having the option of using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy or even the normal Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, the Korean company is said to continue with the Exynos 2200.
The company has excess SoC inventory and wishes to use it in the future low-cost-to-performance device hence we have the chip in Galaxy S23 FE.
The amount of Exynos 2200 shipments was not specified by tipster Revegnus, but he did indicate that Samsung’s sole rationale for employing this chipset is to make use of existing inventory. The Galaxy S22 series most likely did not sell as well as Samsung had projected, which explains the extra Exynos 2200 inventory. Nonetheless, even with access to Qualcomm’s more efficient and competent Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processors.
The Galaxy S23 FE is designed to be a value-for-money device, so the Exynos 2200 is expected to be less expensive than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 or Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. According to a prior rumour, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 costs $160 to corporations like Samsung, and the Snapdragon 8 Gen Plus Gen 1 is not far behind at $130, so regardless of their benefits, the Korean giant would lose money on each Galaxy S23 FE sold.
Even if some customers are disappointed that the Galaxy S23 FE will be powered by an inefficient Exynos 2200, it is worth mentioning that the chipset may be mass-produced on Samsung’s more efficient 4nm technology, addressing the problems that afflicted the Galaxy S22 range.
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