The Samsung Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus, and Galaxy S23 Ultra all use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor — but it’s not just any Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. It’s the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 For Galaxy, and it’s a little different from the chip found in other, non-Samsung smartphones.
Related In an interview with Digital Trends ahead of the Galaxy S23’s launch, Samsung U.K. and Ireland’s vice president of product management, Nick Porter, talked about the difference this makes over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in the Galaxy S22: Made to be a gaming beast The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2’s Adreno GPU has also been upgraded for improved performance and efficiency. Like other versions of the chip, it can display hardware-accelerated ray tracing effects, it supports the latest Vulkan APIs, plus it integrates an improved version of the Snapdragon Game Post Processing Accelerator.
Plenty of camera upgrades The Galaxy S23 Ultra’s 200-megapixel camera, along with the 50MP main cameras on the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Plus, have all benefitted from Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 For Galaxy’s tight integration with the hardware.