Samsung's premium phones normally get unboxed flaunting two processing chips - the company's own Exynos and the latest flagship Snapdragon from Qualcomm. However, it is the Exynos variant that ends up usually in most market destinations, and that supposedly will change in time for the Galaxy S11 push in 2020.
The new strategy by Samsung is to sell its first flagship offering next year, mostly in Snapdragon 865, which Qualcomm has just introduced. The reason, according to Slash Gear, is that the South Korean tech giant has acknowledged that Exynos has fallen significantly behind when compared to Qualcomm's innovations.
"The difference might not be night and day, but benchmarks do suggest that the Exynos lags behind an equivalent Snapdragon in some aspects," said the same report, pointing to tipster Ice Universe as the source of its information.
While the claim has yet to be confirmed, the shift will be a welcome move on Samsung's part. It would mean that the much-preferred Samsung premium phones with Snapdragon CPU under the hood will reach more markets next year.
Previously, the Galaxy device maker has limited the Snapdragon deployment on its handsets to select markets, specifically to the United States and China. Beginning in 2020, more Samsung fans will get a taste of the premium Galaxy serving and flavored by Snapdragon 865.
Possibly too, by next year, Samsung will finally make the bold move of packing its hero phones with 5000mAh batteries. Such an upsized power juicer can already be found on a number of mid-range and flagship Android phones, so this is another laudable decision from the Korean company.
The bigger battery for the Galaxy S11 was reported by WCCFTech, which suggested that the planned upgrade is not far-fetched since the Galaxy Note 10 already has a powerhouse of 4,300mAh.
If this would be realized, the report said the massive battery jump will be for the Galaxy S11 Plus, and it will be the first in the Galaxy line to get such a huge power generator. It is expected that as part of the package, the same model will support conventional quick charging up at 45W and wireless charging at 18W.
Now since the next Galaxy installment will depend on Snapdragon 865 for some heavy-lifting works, one feature jump for the upcoming model is the ability to create 8K video clips. And this task will be made possible on the S11's rear shooter that is rumored to come in quad-camera setup.
The Galaxy S11 display panel is also believed to boast of a 120Hz refresh rate for buttery smooth screen transition, which mobile gamers would surely welcome with open arms.
When precisely the Galaxy S11 gets introduced remains unknown, but on past occasions, the unpacking happened in the month of February. If Samsung uses the exact template, the actual release date of the new handset should be around early March of 2020.
