14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung typically takes the wraps off the new Galaxy S generations in early February, but it now looks like the plan is changing for the new models due in 2023.
More specifically, the Galaxy S23, which was at one point supposed to go live earlier than usual, is now expected to actually see the daylight later than the typical schedule used by Samsung for its flagship device.
This is because, leakster TheGalox says on Twitter, the company can’t decide on how much the Galaxy S23 models should cost, and as a result, the unveiling could take place at a later time than anticipated.
According to these new tidbits, the Unpacked event could take place in mid- to late-February, once again because Samsung has a hard time deciding the price of the new models. As a result, we should expect the shipping of the first units to begin in March, though it remains to be seen if all models would go on sale at the first time.
One of the biggest changes due to happen on the Galaxy S23 concerns the processor that will be available on the new-generation devices.
People familiar with the matter revealed that Samsung could give up on the previous strategy that came down to offering two different chips depending on market. For example, customers in the U.S. and South Korea were provided with the Snapdragon-powered version of the Galaxy S, whereas everybody else had no other option than to buy the Exynos sibling.
Comparison tests revealed that the Exynos processor was substantially slower than the Snapdragon version, so customers being forced to purchase this version wasn’t necessarily good news for potential Galaxy S buyers.
The Galaxy S23 could therefore come with the Snapdragon chip in all markets, though it remains to be seen if this is indeed the strategy Samsung wants to use when the Unpacked event takes place in February.