When the news leaked to the media according to the Samsung would use its own Exynos processors in its new generation of flagships, the commotion was huge. Did the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 suffer from overheating problems?
Since the Samsung Galaxy S3, the Korean manufacturer has always relied on Qualcomm for its high-end range, and this change in criteria was greatly missed. Now him CEO of Samsung During an interview with the Korea Times, he explained the reasons why they have decided to bet on their range of Exynos processors.
Samsung explains why it has decided to use its own processors for the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge
Shin wanted to make it very clear that his partnership with Qualcomm remains strong despite making the decision to integrate his own Exynos processors in the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. The main reason is to reduce the dependence of the company towards the solutions offered by Samsung and its Snapdragon.
"Samsung previously used more Qualcomm mobile processors," he said. But we are flexible. If Qualcomm processors are good enough, then we use them. Samsung always uses the best quality components and materials to differentiate our products from their rivals. "
In other words, the Korean manufacturer did not like the performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 soC so it has not wanted to screw up a terminal with which they play a lot. Samsung must revitalize its mobile division and the chip of the American manufacturer was causing many problems.
It is also clear that Samsung is going to bet more and more on its own processors, leaving aside the solutions offered by Qualcomm. Huawei already does it with its Kirin SoCs and LG is on a similar path, it has already announced that in a couple of generations they intend to use their own processors NUCLUN.
Seeing how the market is going, it is clear that manufacturers want to be more and more autonomous. We will see how Qualcomm reacts Given this fact, it could be a very hard blow for the largest manufacturer of mobile processors on the market. With permission from MediaTek.