New leak hints at exactly what to expect from Exynos 2200’s performance

There has been a lot of hype around Samsung’s upcoming flagship chipset—Exynos 2200—because it will come with an AMD GPU instead of an ARM GPU. Some reports claimed that the new chip would offer a huge jump in graphics performance and even beat Apple’s A-series chips. However, none of those reports mentioned exactly what kind of performance improvement we can expect from the Exynos 2200.

A new report from tipster @FrontTron claims that the Exynos 2200 offers 31% to 34% faster peak performance compared to the Exynos 2100. Moreover, the upcoming flagship chip will reportedly offer 17% to 20% improved sustained performance than its predecessor. Compared to the Snapdragon 888, the fastest chipset in the Android ecosystem right now, the Exynos 2200 is said to have “a big difference,” particularly in the 3DMark (Wild Life) benchmark.

These performance numbers are reportedly from pre-release hardware and software, which means we can expect even better performance in the future. The report also claims that the Exynos 2200 will use ARM v9 CPU architecture, which means that it will use ARM’s new CPU cores: Cortex-X2, Cortex-A710, and Cortex-A510. We can also expect the chipset to come with an integrated 5G modem and the latest Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity standards.

The Exynos 2200 is reported to be a 4nm chipset, and it will debut with the Galaxy S22 series. However, it is being reported that only a few markets (Europe and South Korea) will get the Exynos versions of the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and the Galaxy S22 Ultra, while other markets (including India and the US) will get the Snapdragon 898 variants of the phones.

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Galaxy Watch 4, Galaxy Buds 2 Maison Kitsuné Editions unboxed in official video

Samsung had unveiled Maison Kitsuné Editions of the Galaxy Buds 2 and the Galaxy Watch 4 last month, and the two wearables went on pre-orders on the same day. If you’re a fan of Maison Kitsuné’s chic styling and wanted to know what makes these limited edition wearables so special, you should check out the official unboxing video.

Both special-edition wearables come in two colors: Moonrock Beige and Stardust Gray. The boxes of both devices come with Maison Kitsuné and Samsung branding, as well as unique graphics. The devices also feature Maison Kitsuné’s fox-shaped logo and brand lettering on them.

The Galaxy Watch 4 Maison Kitsuné Edition comes with two watch straps and special watch faces. The bundled NFC sticker enables the Maison Kitsuné theme on the paired Galaxy smartphone. There is a similarly-themed charging cable and even wallpapers.

The Galaxy Buds 2 Maison Kitsuné Edition comes with a special protective case. The earbuds themselves have fox-shaped imprints, and the charging cable comes in the Moonrock Beige color as well. Both special-edition variants come with exclusive access to a music playlist curated by the brand’s music label “Kitsuné Musique.”

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Samsung continues sustainability push with six new restaurants

Samsung’s latest sustainability push isn’t about energy efficiency but something completely different – sustenance. Namely, the company is just wrapping up a tender to build half a dozen new restaurants at various locations throughout its home country. These are essentially cafeterias; employee-only outlets which will be constructed within existing corporate offices.

Samsung approached this internal expansion in quite a methodical manner. Nevermind the fact that it used a tender to select contractors to partner with; it’s that the decision, itself, took months, with the company ultimately going over some 40 bids from all over the country. In the end, it picked six catering firms and restaurants to partner with, one for each location, local media reports. F&B and Ivy Food are some of the names that made the shortlist which has yet to be publicized in its entirety.

Samsung’s sustainability efforts are getting noticed internationally

Apart from a handful of offices in and around Seoul, Samsung also intends to build an in-house restaurant at its Gumi-si assembly line in central South Korea. All six locations are scheduled to open by the end of the year, likely sometime in December. Sustainability efforts aside, the immediate goal of this initiative is to increase the quality of working conditions at Samsung by offering employees a wider selection of high-quality meals, a company official said. This is hardly a surprise, coming from the world’s best employer.

In related news, Samsung’s global efforts to run a more sustainable business are once again getting noticed internationally. The South Korean giant earned a high-ranking finish at this year’s iteration of Interbrand’s Best Global Brands list.

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Galaxy S22 Ultra’s design is closer to Galaxy Note than Galaxy S series

The Galaxy S22 series is expected to go official in early February 2022, but the specifications of the phones in the series have leaked already. A new leak shows that the Galaxy S22 Ultra comes with a change in its design language compared to its predecessor, the Galaxy S21 Ultra.

A new image published by tipster @UniverseIce compares the screen sizes and screen curvatures of the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and the Galaxy S22 Ultra. The Galaxy S22 is expected to feature a 6.1-inch display, while the Galaxy S22+ has a 6.5-inch display. The Galaxy S22 Ultra is expected to feature a 6.8-inch display. More importantly, the Galaxy S22 and the Galaxy S22+ have curved screen corners, while the Galaxy S22 Ultra features sharper corners.

Usually, Galaxy S series smartphones have curved screen corners, while Galaxy Note series devices have sharper screen corners. This leak shows that the design of the Galaxy S22 Ultra could be closer to the Galaxy Note series than the Galaxy S series. Previous leaks have also shown that the Galaxy S22 Ultra will be compatible with the S Pen and even have a dedicated S Pen slot, which will surely make Galaxy Note series fans happy.

Samsung may have killed the Galaxy Note series, but it looks like it is taking its legacy forward with the Galaxy S series, particularly with the Ultra model.

The Galaxy S22 Ultra is expected to feature a 120Hz Super AMOLED Infinity-O display, an Exynos 2200 or Snapdragon 898 processor, up to 12GB RAM, up to 512GB storage, a 40MP selfie camera, and a 108MP quad-camera setup on the rear. It could also feature an IP68 rating, stereo speakers, 5G, a 5,000mAh battery, wireless charging, and 45W fast wired charging.

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Snapdragon-based Galaxy S22+ for USA runs better in latest benchmark

To our lack of surprise, the Galaxy S22 series should feature the Snapdragon 898 chipset in some markets and the Exynos 2200 in others. Leaked evidence indicates that the Galaxy S22 in the USA will be powered by Qualcomm’s solution, and a new online benchmark supports this notion even further.

The Galaxy S22+ with model number SM-S906U that’s headed for the US market was spotted at Geekbench today, a couple of months after the base model made its first disappointing appearance in the same online benchmark. Thankfully, the latest benchmark scores show a lot more promise this time around, as the device topped 1,163 points in the single-core tests and 2,728 points in multi-core.

In contrast, the Galaxy S22+ for the international market (SM-S906B) will be equipped with the Exynos 2200 chipset, and it, too, was spotted at Geekbench not long ago. It scored 1,073 and 3,389 points in single and multi-core tests, respectively (up from 475 / 1,393 points a few months back).

The Snapdragon 898 chipset is expected to have one high-performance Cortex-X2 core, three performance cores, and four efficiency cores along with an Adreno 730 graphics chip. Other previous benchmarks show that the same SoC will also power the unannounced Galaxy Tab S8 series.

The Qualcomm-powered Galaxy S22 flagship trio will be limited to the USA and one or two more regions. The rest of the world should get the Exynos 220 SoC instead.

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A base Galaxy S22 and two Ultra models could’ve made Samsung fans happier

The Galaxy S22 series will look very different next to all other prior Galaxy S generations. The upcoming trio of flagships should consist of a base model, a Plus variant, and the top-tier Galaxy S22 Ultra. Although the naming scheme isn’t out of the ordinary, what is very unusual about the upcoming flagship trio is that the upper-tier model could break the mold in unprecedented ways. Because of this, I’m inclined to believe that Samsung should’ve also looked into giving the rest of the Galaxy S22 series — or more specifically the Plus model — a fresh coat of paint. Let’s elaborate.

Samsung can’t make everyone happy with the way the Galaxy S22 series looks right now

In case you missed the recent leaks, the Galaxy S22 Ultra is expected to feature an S Pen and a dedicated holster for the accessory, as well as all the essential S Pen software tools a Note user might need. In other words, the Galaxy S22 Ultra will virtually be a full-fledged Galaxy Note model with a different name.

Samsung fans are split into at least three camps when it comes to the Galaxy S22 Ultra redesign. Some Galaxy Note fans seemingly care more about the “Note” moniker itself rather than the phone’s actual capabilities, but other customers can look past the surface level and are happy with how the Galaxy S22 Ultra is shaping up after they were denied a new Note model this year.

Thirdly, there are Galaxy S fans who have used these flagships for years but now feel as if they’ll be sacrificed to the Galaxy Note altar for the greater good. These customers want the best Galaxy S smartphone but don’t care about the S Pen and aren’t willing to sacrifice any hardware specs for the sake of this undesired accessory.

Personally, I’m in favor of the S Pen becoming more popular. I’m all for the proliferation of the S Pen, as I believe that the accessory would greatly benefit from dropping its Galaxy Note exclusivity — which it did after the launch of the Galaxy S21 Ultra and the Galaxy Z Fold 3. Nevertheless, it’s very unusual to think that the Galaxy S22 series will treat Galaxy Note fans better than it will Galaxy S fans, and this is precisely where Samsung might be screwing up.

Samsung should’ve went back to the drawing board for the rest of the Galaxy S22 series

As much as I appreciate the qualities of the S Pen, not everyone does, and especially not every Galaxy S fan. These customers have had the option to switch to the Note series for years but didn’t, so from that perspective, it feels rather unfair for Samsung to now be forcing the S Pen onto them.

Their next-best option will be the Galaxy S22+, which, according to early leaks, will be nothing more than a slightly larger Galaxy S22, complete with a plastic build. And this is where I believe Samsung should’ve taken more time to come up with a different approach and balance out the fact that the Ultra model won’t follow conventions.

Instead of a base Galaxy S22 model, a Galaxy S22+, and a Galaxy S22 Ultra with an S Pen, perhaps Samsung should’ve considered developing the base model along with two nearly-identical Ultra variants, save for the lack of the inclusion of a dedicated S Pen holster in each. This way, Galaxy S fans who want the best of the best could still have the top-tier Ultra model without having to pay extra for the S Pen, while Galaxy Note fans could finally buy a new S Pen model for 2022 without getting weird looks from diehard Galaxy S fans who’ll feel like they got robbed of their premium model.

As it stands, the leaked Galaxy S22 lineup just doesn’t feel right because the Ultra model seemingly went through such drastic changes while the base and Plus variants haven’t. It’s understandable for the base model to remain more conservative for cost reasons, but the Galaxy S22+ looks like a missed opportunity to keep Galaxy S fans happier. Which they probably would be if Samsung were to drop the Plus variant and focus on creating a base model and two mirrored Ultra flagship experiences separated by the S Pen, or lack thereof.

What do you think? Would the Samsung Galaxy S22 lineup have looked better with two Ultra models next to the base variant? In which camp do you reside in regards to the design of the Galaxy S22 Ultra? And with the Galaxy Note series presumably gone for good, how would you rethink the Galaxy S series to make sense for both Galaxy S and Note fans? Leave a comment below.

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SamMobile TV: Is the Galaxy Note series dead?

The Galaxy S22 series will be highly unusual, or rather, the Galaxy S22 Ultra model will. That’s true, at least according to the recent leaks that gave us a first hands-on look at the upcoming flagship. It has a dedicated S Pen holster, and it looks very much like a Galaxy Note device, which means that the future of the Galaxy Note series itself might be in jeopardy. We explore these thoughts in our latest episode at SamMobile TV.

Beyond the moniker, we define a Galaxy Note as a Samsung smartphone that has an S Pen and a dedicated S Pen holster built into its chassis and comes with all the necessary productivity software tools. According to the latest leaks, the Galaxy S22 Ultra is shaping up to tick all those boxes, essentially becoming a proper Galaxy Note device despite its final moniker possibly saying otherwise.

We discuss the future of the Note series, the S Pen, and other Galaxy phones that might borrow this accessory in the future in our latest episode at SamMobile TV. So, without further ado, join us on YouTube or one of our other social media networks linked below, and feel free to share your thoughts on the matter.

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