Qualcomm has just announced Samsung as an official partner of the Snapdragon Pro series. This is the largest mobile platform gaming event hosted by the North American company that will only take place on South Korean devices.
This announcement means that all smartphones involved in the tournament must be from Samsung and have Snapdragon processors. In fact, it could be the end of the presence of Exynos processors in South Korean mobile devices.
Qualcomm event attendees may only use Samsung smartphones
The next edition of the Snapdragon Pro Series event will take place on April 8-9, 2023 in San Diego. it will be the biggest event electronic sports multi-genre on mobile with titles like Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, PUBG Mobile, Asphalt 9, Brawl Stars, League of Legends: Wild Rift, Garena Free Fire, Mobile Legends and New State Mobile.
In the next edition, Qualcomm will have Samsung as a main partner. This means that we will only see South Korean technology products with Snapdragon processors in the hands of its participants.
“We are committed to bringing high-performance Samsung Galaxy devices powered by Snapdragon into the hands of billions of gamers around the world to promote camaraderie and competition. As the official smartphone partner of the Snapdragon Pro series, this announcement deepens our existing collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies and is an important step forward in our quest to advance mobile technology in the world of Sports🇧🇷
These were the words of Stephanie Choi, Samsung Executive Vice President and Head of Global Marketing. These are words of clear satisfaction in this tightening of ties between Samsung and Qualcomm.
With the Snapdragon Pro Series coming in the spring, this partnership is seen as another hint for the inclusion of Snapdragon processors in the Galaxy S23. In fact, everything indicates that these models use an exclusive and optimized version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
As for the future of Exynos in the high-end range of Samsung, this is even more mortgaged after the announcement of this association. Nothing has been officially mentioned on this topic, but it seems to be the most likely outcome.