It has been just a few hours since we reported rumors from Korea that for a couple of years we may not see top-of-the-range Exynos chips, and another one is already emerging in the diametrically opposite direction: Galaxy Club colleagues say that a Exynos 2300, natural heir to this year’s Exynos 2200, would already be in the works. Few details: the source says that the chip code is S5E9935, whereas that of the Exynos 2200 is S5E9925, so it makes perfect sense.
The source says it’s in the works too a second chip, codenamed S5E8535, but it is more difficult to theorize what it might be. A rather obvious assumption is that it is lower-end: at this juncture it is worth noting that Samsung’s current midrange is the Exynos 1280 whose code is S5E8825. This new chip therefore looks more recent (ends with 35 instead of 25), but in an even lower category (85 instead of 88). But, in fact, these are simple theories without foundation.
To recap: this morning we told you that Samsung intends to skip the next two generations of chips, so let’s say the one corresponding to Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S24 (of course these are provisional and unconfirmed names), for focus all your energies on developing exclusive ones for Galaxy devices. The company allegedly assembled a “task force” of over 1,000 people for the project.
At this point the “1 million dollar question” is: to which indiscretion to give credit? Both sources have an excellent reputation and have proven to be prolific and accurate in the past in producing leaks on the South Korean giant. It is possible, with a little mental gymnastics, that “both are right”: for example Galaxy Club may have discovered the code of a project that has been abandoned in the meantime, but verifying this or any other theory is impossible. At the moment, all we can do is take note and wait for developments.
