Samsung Galaxy S23: Geekbench listing seemingly confirms a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for European models

The Samsung Galaxy S23 series is scheduled to debut next year. Prior generations have received flak for a lack of parity between Exynos and Snapdragon models but it now seems certain that such qualms may well not exist with the Galaxy S23 lineup.

Previous reports already indicated that the Galaxy S23 series would land exclusively with the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and new information leans into that, too. Following Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit, the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has now appeared onboard a device that looks to be a Samsung Galaxy S23 series phone. The phone in question bears the model number SM-S918B, indicating it’s a Global/European model of the S23 series. The European Galaxy S22 Ultra, for example, is designated as SM-S908B.

The Geekbench listing itself showcases the phone with 8 GB of RAM and Android 13. Interestingly, the Cortex-X3 prime core is listed with a clock speed of 3.36 GHz—quite a bit higher than the 3.2 GHz Qualcomm advertises the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with. The abnormally high frequency of that core could be exclusive to the Galaxy S23 series or, more likely, just for the prototype. 

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