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- The new Galaxy Note 20 phones could hold the Exynos 990 chip.
- Meanwhile, some markets are expected to get the Snapdragon 865 Plus variants from the flagships.
- This could further widen the performance gap between Samsung Exynos and Snapdragon phones.
The Galaxy Note 20 series will be Samsung’s latest and greatest when it is announced on August 5, at least in some markets. With the release of the overdrawn Snapdragon 865 Plus, the Galaxy Note 20 duo is expected to deliver faster performance on paper compared to the S20 line. However, a recent rumor suggests that this may not be the case in all countries where the new Notes are sold.
According to tipster Max Weinbach, there are no references to any new chips other than the Snapdragon 865 Plus in the One UI 2.5 firmware; Samsung’s custom skin for Android will debut with the Note 20 series. He goes on to say that the Exynos versions of the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra will continue to use the Exynos 990 chip, just like the Galaxy S20 line in markets outside the United States.
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This might not work well with Samsung fans who were probably expecting a performance boost in the new flagships. It was previously rumored that Samsung could use a more powerful SoC, the Exynos 992, in the Galaxy Note 20 series. The new chipset is believed to be based on Samsung’s 6nm manufacturing process. However, Weinbach now calls these rumors “crazy”. Thus, users could be stuck with the Exynos 990 in countries like India, while those in the US would probably enjoy the new Snapdragon 865 Plus.
Exynos vs Snapdragon Galaxy Note 20: Why is it important?
When we compared the Exynos Galaxy S20 Plus to its Snapdragon counterpart, the latter clearly had an advantage over the former in terms of performance. You can now expect this performance gap to grow between the Exynos and Snapdragon variants of the Note 20.
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In addition to the obvious performance difference, S20 phones with Exynos technology also had issues with autofocus, heating, and screen tint. Samsung fixed those issues in subsequent software updates, but added injury insults for users who already felt they had been treated unfairly with Samsung’s underperforming chips.
So getting that same Exynos 990 chip in Samsung’s newer flagships might not inspire much confidence in Galaxy Note 20 buyers. Unless Samsung has managed to tweak performance with some software magic. We’ll just have to wait and watch to see how the Exynos and Snapdragon Note 20 models compare when they launch.
