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Luke Colantuoni ,

Samsung Galaxy S6 is a smartphone unique for several reasons. The manufacturer has introduced a number of changes compared to the previous Galaxy S5, one of which is the processor Exynos 7420 . The CEO J.K. Shin explained that there is a variant with chips Snapdragon because the company wanted to make a better product than competitors. The SoC Qualcomm would not have allowed us to reach this goal.

In the past, Samsung has always had two variants of its flagship smartphone. In South Korea, it was possible to buy a Galaxy S with Exynos processor, while users of other countries was reserved for the model with Snapdragon processor. According to rumors circulating before the official announcement, the decision to integrate a chip Exynos seemed tied to problems of overheating of the Snapdragon 810 . Shin instead stated that Samsung has decided to use a Exynos 7420 simply because it is higher than the processor Qualcomm (and, in fact, the first benchmark him right):

Samsung has previously used processors Qualcomm. But we are flexible. If Qualcomm chips are good enough, then we will use them. Samsung always uses components and materials of best quality to differentiate products from those of competitors.

In addition to in terms of pure performance, the chip Exynos 7420 is also efficient from the point of view of energy (up to 35% more), thanks to the production process FinFET to 14 nanometers. The Korean leader stressed, however, that working with Qualcomm will continue in the future. The use of a chip manufactured in-house could also increase profit margins and push up the value of the company shares.