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Qualcomm has officially announced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 For Galaxy, the chip that powers Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series. It is a modified version of the company’s latest flagship Android smartphone processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 launched in October 2023. The two firms worked closely to optimize the chip specifically for the new Galaxy flagships.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 For Galaxy is tailor-made for the Galaxy S24
Last year, Samsung shipped the Galaxy S23 series with a “For Galaxy” version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 globally. It featured a higher-clocked CPU and GPU than the standard version. The company is doing the same this year. The Snapdragon chip found in the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra is a customized version. It is tailor-made for the devices.
Neither Qualcomm nor Samsung has officially confirmed the clock speed of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 For Galaxy. However, leaks have revealed that its Cortex-X4 prime CPU core operates at a frequency of 3.39GHz, faster than the standard version’s 3.3GHz. Three Cortex-A720 cores are clocked at 3.1GHz while two others operate at a 2.9GHz frequency. The two Cortex-A520 cores are clocked at 2.2GHz.
These figures for the standard Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 are 3.15GHz, 2.96GHz, and 2.27GHz, respectively. This means the “For Galaxy” version has its other CPU cores clocked slightly lower than the regular solution. However, we can’t rule out the possibility of the leaked figures missing a second digit after the decimal. We expect Qualcomm or Samsung to share the detailed specs soon.
If you have been following the Galaxy S24 rumors, you might already know that the new Samsung flagships don’t exclusively use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 For Galaxy. The smaller two models feature Samsung’s Exynos 2400 in most parts of the world, excluding the US and Canada where they get the Snapdragon. The Ultra ships with the tailor-made Snapdragon globally, though.
Both chips offer the same AI experience across the lineup
The Galaxy S24 series introduces a bunch of new AI features, many of which work on-device without requiring an active internet connection. Samsung refers to the whole suite as Galaxy AI. Despite the phones using two different chipsets, the company promises a consistent AI experience across the lineup no matter where you are. The Ultra has a few extra camera features enhanced by AI but that’s because it has a more powerful camera setup. Otherwise, you get the same AI experience on all three Gaalxy S24 models.
