Ways to stay safe until Samsung patches Exynos security flaws

In case you haven’t heard by now, since late 2022, Google’s Project Zero discovered eighteen 0-day vulnerabilities in Exynos Modems, leaving numerous Samsung devices vulnerable to Internet-to-baseband remote code executions. The good news is that Samsung already addressed some of these vulnerabilities with the March 2023 security patch. On the other hand, some vulnerabilities remain. […]

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Just In: Old Exynos chip beats newest Snapdragon in raytracing performance!

Samsung’s first smartphone chipset in partnership with AMD, the Exynos 2200, supports raytracing. It is a new graphics rendering method that calculates how light rays travel to offer a more accurate representation of lights, shadows, and reflections. However, there was no way to measure the Exynos 2200’s raytracing performance back then. A recently released benchmark […]

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Samsung says it will keep using AMD GPUs for future Exynos chips

When Samsung announced that it was collaborating with AMD for mobile GPUs, expectations were high. Samsung’s Xclipse 920 GPU, based on AMD’s RDNA2 architecture, arrived with the Exynos 2200. However, it didn’t meet the high expectations that many had from it. Even as the fate of Samsung’s high-end Exynos chipsets hangs in the balance, the […]

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The perfect Galaxy S22? Snapdragon or Exynos, there’s no such thing

Samsung has been struggling with Exynos chipsets over the past few years. Exynos variants of its high-end phones have shown slower performance and lower battery efficiency. People had hoped that Samsung would not have any such issues in 2022, thanks to Samsung’s partnership with AMD. However, the situation didn’t change. Tests have consistently shown that the […]

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Galaxy S22 Ultra Exynos and Snapdragon variants take different pictures

The Exynos and Snapdragon Galaxy S22 Ultra variants are almost identical, but not quite. The two chipsets have similar performance levels on paper, but they don’t always exhibit the same behavior. Even in the area of mobile photography, the Exynos and Snapdragon Galaxy S22 Ultra variants differ and don’t produce the exact same results. Picture […]

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Samsung delivered the worst Exynos flagship in recent times

Exynos sucks, Snapdragon rules. That’s pretty much been the theme these last couple of years when it comes to the Exynos vs Snapdragon debate on Samsung’s flagship phones. While last year’s Exynos 2100 that powered the Galaxy S21 series was pretty good, Samsung did enough damage with the Galaxy S20’s Exynos 990 that the “Exynos […]

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Samsung acknowledges Galaxy S22 Ultra’s screen flickering bug, fix is coming soon

Earlier this week, we had reported some Galaxy S22 Ultra units showing an odd display issue. More such instances have come to light as more people have started getting their hands on their pre-orders. Now, Samsung has acknowledged the problem and promised to fix it soon. Some Exynos 2200 variants of the Galaxy S22 Ultra […]

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India gets the Galaxy S22 chipset that everybody wants

Every year, Samsung launches Exynos and Snapdragon versions of its high-end phones, and India gets the Exynos version. Due to the inferior performance of Exynos chipsets over the past few years, Indian consumers have been demanding Samsung to launch Snapdragon versions of Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series smartphones, and it looks like they will […]

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Exynos 2200 added to Netflix’s list of compatible chipsets

Netflix’s long-standing relationship with Widevine DRM makes it so that only a few “certified” smartphones can stream content on the platform at high definition (720p and above). Most high-end chipsets play nice with Widevine L3 and the Exynos 2200 is no different. Exynos 2200 powered smartphones will be able to stream Netflix in HD Android […]

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Here’s why the anti-Exynos sentiment is so strong in India

Fans worldwide have chided Samsung for selling two versions of its flagship Galaxy S and Galaxy Note smartphones for many years. There is, however, one market that has been excessively vocal about its anti-Exynos sentiments: India. Given that it is the world’s second-largest and fastest-growing smartphone market, one can’t help but wonder where all the […]

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Snapdragon for Korean Galaxy S22 crushes high hopes for Exynos 2200

There are always a lot of opinions whenever Samsung launches its latest high-end chipset. It’s compared with Qualcomm’s latest product. That’s largely because Samsung then proceeds to ship its latest Galaxy S lineup with the Exynos SoC in some markets and the Snapdragon in others. For the most part, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipsets have outperformed their […]

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This list tells you if your Galaxy S22 will be Exynos or Snapdragon

Until now, it was fairly easy to guess which chipset a Galaxy S series smartphone would get, based on the region alone. It is a lot more complicated with the Galaxy S22 series thanks to conflicting information. Some asinine ravings went as far as stating that Samsung axed the Exynos 2200 entirely and that all […]

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Our latest video is up, and we discuss the new Exynos 2200 SoC

Samsung’s latest mobile chipset, the Exynos 2200, is official. The company unveiled the SoC earlier this week and revealed a number of details about its capabilities, the latter of which we’re discussing in a new video below. Although the company has remained quiet about the exact clock rates and performance figures that should be achieved […]

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The lack of enthusiastic Exynos 2200 performance claims is alarming

Samsung’s chipset division has been through a rough patch over the past couple of years, but the company’s in-house mobile chipset is undergoing massive changes in hopes of greener pastures. After months of leaks and speculations, Samsung declared earlier today that “Playtime is over” and unveiled the new Exynos 2200 mobile chipset with AMD graphics. […]

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Exynos 2200 shows great promise in Galaxy S22 Ultra GPU benchmark

Samsung officially unveiled its new Exynos 2200 chipset earlier today, after many months of waiting to see what the collaboration with AMD will bring. Sadly, while the company revealed plenty of details regarding the Exynos 2200 SoC featuring the AMD Xclipse 920 GPU, it didn’t discuss too much about performance, so we’re left wondering just […]

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Exynos 2200 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1: Has Samsung finally won?

Samsung unveiled the Exynos 2200 earlier today. It is the company’s new flagship chipset for high-end smartphones, and it will debut inside the Galaxy S22 series. It offers improved performance compared to the Exynos 2100, thanks to its new CPU and AMD GPU. Samsung even claims to provide better imaging and faster connectivity with its […]

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Exynos 2200 vs Exynos 2100: What has Samsung improved with its new processor?

Despite all the rumors, Samsung has finally unveiled its flagship mobile chipset for 2022. The Exynos 2200 is the company’s first processor with an AMD GPU and a 4nm fabrication process. It also uses newer CPU cores and faster AI processing. All of this should result in faster performance and improved power efficiency. With its […]

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BREAKING: Samsung Exynos 2200 with AMD GPU, other hot new features now official!

Recent rumors and Samsung’s own statement had suggested that we wouldn’t see an official announcement of the Exynos 2200 chipset this month, but it seems the company just needed an extra week to get everything sorted out. The Exynos 2200 was originally expected to go official on January 11, but Samsung is unwrapping everything about […]

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Samsung might end up offering long-awaited justice with Galaxy S22

Samsung’s Exynos processors have received a lot of flak in the past due to comparatively lower performance and power efficiency than their Snapdragon counterparts. Tired of lacklustre performance, Galaxy fans even signed petitions to request Samsung to launch Snapdragon versions of their devices throughout the world. And it looks like their dreams might finally come […]

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