In a surprising move, Qualcomm announced that it made upgrades to its flagship chipset mid-cycle earlier this week. Devices carrying the beefed-up Snapdragon 855 Plus are reportedly going to be available in the later this year. The upcoming Galaxy Note 10's launch perfectly coincides with the schedule, but according to sources, the U.S. version of Samsung's flagship won't have the 855 Plus, but instead, it will come with the regular 855.
The Note series is Samsung's second' flagship for 2019. The Korean behemoth previously released the premium S line of handsets, but the Note 10 packs more memory, better battery, and the S Pen stylus.
Samsung could've easily stolen the spotlight from everyone else by packing the Snapdragon 855 Plus instead of the regular 855, having an overclocked CPU and GPU, but we won't see that happening. At least according to a report from WinFuture.
The Snapdragon 855 Plus would give the Galaxy Note 10 an obvious advantage and improve tasks related to VR, AR, and AI. Without the 855 Plus, the Note series seem like a less attractive option compared to other smartphones currently making a scene in the industry today, the likes of Razer, ASUS, and Xiaomi. Samsung has had its share of some embarrassing moments in recent years, so we're hoping this one would play out well.
Meanwhile, the non-U.S. version of the Galaxy Note 10 won't have Qualcomm's chips. It instead will be powered by the new 7nm EUV Exynos 9825 silicon. It won't have the usual 8nm Exynos 9820, which the Galaxy S10 phones currently have.
Wondering why this info is significant? Because this means that Note 10 phones released outside of America will be a bit faster. Not a lot of people will notice this, but benchmarks will definitely make the difference quite obvious.
We love some juicy Samsung leaks, but this one doesn't mention a source, so as much as we want to believe this, everything written in here is to be taken with a grain of salt. But Samsung's next event is almost here, so we should hear some announcement soon.
It's safe to say, however, that Samsung will keep the relationship with Qualcomm to optimize whatever Snapdragon chipset will the Note 10 pack. If we hear anything, we'll let you know.
Of course, we won't know this for sure until Samsung officially reveals its highly-anticipated Note 10 range at the handset's launch, which has been confirmed for August 7 in New York.
