{"id":224590378,"date":"2023-08-06T15:51:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T19:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/?p=224590378"},"modified":"2023-08-06T16:51:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T20:51:03","slug":"turns-out-the-snapdragon-8-gen-2-for-galaxy-is-more-than-just-compatible-with-samsung-galaxy-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/turns-out-the-snapdragon-8-gen-2-for-galaxy-is-more-than-just-compatible-with-samsung-galaxy-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Il s'av\u00e8re que le Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 pour Galaxy est plus que simplement compatible avec les appareils Samsung Galaxy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Samsung\u2019s tailor-made Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, dubbed \u201cfor Galaxy\u201d and found in the superb Galaxy S23, the Galaxy Z Flip\/Fold 5 and the Galaxy Tab S9 line, may turn out not to be \u201cso\u201d exclusive for Samsung Galaxy after all.\n <\/p>\n

\n A piece in the XDA Developers portal states that the same \u201cfor Galaxy\u201d Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is present in a Chinese specs-behemoth: the RedMagic 8S Pro, which goes to an extreme 24GB of RAM. This RedMagic phone was widely reported to feature a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2, but it turns out that it\u2019s practically identical to the \u201cfor Galaxy\u201d variant of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. \u201cWe can confirm after getting our hands on a review unit that it\u2019s the same chipset as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy\u201d, says the author from the XDA portal after inspecting the RedMagic 8S Pro. They\u2019ve got a confirmation from Qualcomm on the topic, too.\n <\/p>\n

How many Snapdragons are there?<\/h2>\n

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\n So, until recently, it appeared as if there were a total of three variants of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2: the \u201cregular\u201d one, the \u201cfor Galaxy\u201d variant, and, lastly, the \u201cPlus\u201d model (Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2). With current claims, it turns out there are just two variants since there are no specification differences between the last two.\n <\/p>\n

\n Here\u2019s how the mystery was unveiled: by part codes. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2\u2019s part code is SM8550-AB. The 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy chipset is SM8550-AC \u2013 notice the different suffixes. On the RedMagic 8S Pro test unit, the system identifies the SoC as SM8550-AC, virtually the same as in the Samsung Galaxy S23, the Galaxy Z Flip\/Fold 5 and the Galaxy Tab S9<\/span> series.\n <\/p>\n

\n Part code comparisons were backed up by checking clock speeds on both chipsets: RedMagic\u2019s 8 Gen 2 perfectly matches the one branded \u201cfor Galaxy\u201d. Namely, clock speeds go from 3.2GHz to 3.36GHz on the primary core of the CPU and an increase of 680MHz to 719MHz in the GPU in both variants.\n <\/p>\n

Qualcomm: \u201cThere are no specification differences\u201d<\/h2>\n

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\n There are no specification differences between the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy and this new variant of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with 3.36GHz peak CPU speeds. Following our expanded strategic partnership announcement in July 2022, we worked closely with Samsung to uniquely customize Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy for Flip5\/Fold5\/Tab9.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n In the same statement, Qualcomm shines a light on the naming structure of its products, stating that they want to keep it nice and simple:\n <\/div>\n
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\n Given the minor adjustment to CPU prime core frequency, we\u2019re treating this platform as a variant of the original platform (Snapdragon 8 Gen 2). Our goal is to maintain our simplified naming structure that was introduced in November 2021 so it\u2019s easier for OEMs and consumers to discover and choose devices powered by Snapdragon.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n So, this slightly boosted variant of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 won\u2019t be presented with a \u201cPlus\u201d in its name, departing from Qualcomm\u2019s naming tradition. Nevertheless, this SoC may find its place in more devices to come. They might not be Samsung\u2019s, but for simplicity reasons you may choose to continue calling it simply \u201cfor Galaxy\u201d, since it\u2019s identical to the one, found in the Galaxy S23 line, the Galaxy Z Flip\/Fold 5 and Galaxy Tab S9<\/span> series.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Samsung\u2019s tailor-made Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, dubbed \u201cfor Galaxy\u201d and found in the superb Galaxy S23, the Galaxy Z Flip\/Fold 5 and the Galaxy Tab S9 line, may turn out not to be \u201cso\u201d exclusive for Samsung Galaxy after all. A piece in the XDA Developers portal states that the same \u201cfor Galaxy\u201d Snapdragon 8 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":224590379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":257,"footnotes":""},"categories":[257],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-224590378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-samsung-tips-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224590378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224590378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224590378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224590379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224590378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224590378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phonescanada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224590378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}