Evidence for early Galaxy S9 release piles up, as Samsung announces mass new Exynos production
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An Exynos 9810 in Galaxy S9 could be up to 10% faster or 15% more efficient than the S8 chipset
What's important in this report is also the timing. We've been hearing that Samsung is working on an Exynos 9810 since February, and at the time thought it is meant for the S8, but it apparently has been a work in progress instead, and now Samsung is ready to pump it out on a grand scale. The timing suspiciously coincides with the rumored first shipments of the S9's OLED displays this month. It's usually the screens that ship first to the assembly lines, then the rest of the components get together, and form the final retail product two or three months after the first panels hit the conveyor belts.
Thus, there might be more merit to the speculation that Samsung is ready to release the Galaxy S9 earlier than it did the S8. Rumors vary from CES 2018, where Samsung often showcases its newest gear to carriers and investors in closed meetings, to the MWC, which is Samsung's traditional stomping ground for spring flagships announcements. MWC 2018 starts on Monday, February 26, so the Galaxy S9 could make a cameo February 25th at the latest, unless Samsung has indeed decided to gut the iPhone X sales in their tracks, and reveal the S9 to the general public at CES in January.
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