Xiaomi 13 Y galaxy s23, two of the next stars to hit the market in late 2022 and early 2023. For Europe, the arrival of both smartphones should take place in the first quarter of 2023, already equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. This is the chipset that can finally stand up to the A16 Bionic of the Apple iPhone 14.
However, the supremacy of Apple and the new iPhone 14 will continue to be irrefutable and crystallized in the results of reference point. So, as you may have already noticed, the expectations of the Android market are largely focused on the future of Qualcomm. With the first leaks of information showing a good evolutionary leap, we bet on more performance and energy efficiency.
The old joke between Android and iOS will continue in 2023 with new bets from Samsung and Xiaomi
Samsung, as far as it’s concerned, also continues to develop its own Exynos chipsets as an alternative, at home, to Qualcomm chipsets. Although its worldwide fame and recognition is not as immediate compared to North American technology solutions, the truth is that in the Android range, Samsung smartphones are the great rivals of Apple’s iPhone.
The duel between Android and iOS will be played mainly in benchmarks. That is, in the power of the respective processors, and currently the A16 Bionic is unrivaled.
So we look forward to the next presentation and from Qualcomm, possibly in the last days of November, or the first week of December. Note that the event has not yet been confirmed by the company, but it should not deviate from previous years in terms of time.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 could catapult a new generation of Android smartphones
Therefore, the duel will be measured in nanometers in the lithography of the next processors and in Hz in the maximum processing frequency of their cores. At the moment, however, supremacy rests with Apple’s A16 Bionic with 4nm lithography.
The processor of the iPhone 14 Pro, although similar to the previous model, the iPhone 14’s A15 Bionic, already surpasses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. At the time of writing, it is the best chipset available for Android smartphones, beating Samsung’s (Exynos) offering in power and energy efficiency.
So we look forward to the new wave of announcements and, above all, the advances made by TSMC, the world’s leading manufacturer of chipsets and semiconductors. It will be thanks to your efforts that a new generation of chipsets “ultra high frequency” it could reach 3.5 GHz of processing power, to be used by Qualcomm and possibly Samsung as well.
TSCM may have a hand in all high-end chipsets in 2023
According to sources close to the industry, not only will the next generation of Apple iPhone 15 smartphones use the A17 Bionic with 3nm lithography, but various technologies such as Qualcomm will take advantage of this standard in the coming year. In this way, the main processors that will equip high-end smartphones for next year will be able to count on a “hand” from TSMC.
It is important to note that the performance of a smartphone is not only due to the processor that gives it the “engine”. It is important to take into account the other physical characteristics such as RAM and storage, with their respective standards, but also the software such as the operating system.
We could also mention physical factors such as the thermal or cooling management system, among other points. However, it will always be the software that has the last word, and the debate between Android and iOS continues year after year.
Every new generation of smartphones brings significant improvements in performance
Therefore, it is with great expectation that we look to the future. For what the Samsung Galaxy S23, Xiaomi 13, OPPO Find X6 will bring us next year.
In the meantime, we can enjoy the new quality standard presented by the Apple iPhone 14, specifically the iPhone 14 Pro and its dynamic island.
However, little by little we see the gapthe performance gap between the Apple Bionic and the leading alternative processors in the Android world narrows.
In particular, due to Qualcomm’s efforts to monitor and take advantage of new manufacturing processes.
Finally, it is worth mentioning the good work of Google on its Android, as well as that of the main smartphone manufacturers by prioritizing the fluidity of the system and its performance.
Ultimately, the one who wins, year after year, is the consumer, even though the price of products sold to the public is progressively higher.
