Almost half of you have faith in Samsung’s exciting new endeavor with custom processors

Samsung is about to do something that I have waited for for so long: custom processors for Galaxy phones. Like Apple with the iPhone and Mac, Samsung wants to make custom chips that will have better synergy with the software, leading to faster processing times, longer battery life, and less buggy operation.

Almost half of you support Samsung

In a recent poll, we asked you if these custom processors would help Samsung in the long run. 44 percent of you said that you believed that they would, while 22 percent of you said that Galaxy phones relied on Android too much for this to be of any help.

Meanwhile, 33 percent of you think that, while this move will likely help Samsung’s phones in the future, the effect won’t be as pronounced as Apple devices. This is because, in Apple’s case, it’s not just the hardware that is custom-made, but the software as well.

What do you think will be the most likely outcome?

The best next step for Galaxy phones

This move is perhaps one of the best decisions that Samsung could have made for its smartphones. It’s also a smaller part of what both Samsung and Apple are trying to achieve: self-sufficiency.

Samsung has just made the excellent 2 nm Exynos 2600, while Apple is introducing its in-house cellular modem chip to more and more of its products. Both companies wish to move away from having to rely on Qualcomm as much as they do now, and what better way to do that than to invent entirely new hardware.

One big downside

However, the one big downside that I can see occurring is Samsung restricting Android on its phones a lot more. Apple’s enviable hardware and software synergy works the way it does because the company’s operating systems are wholly unique to its devices alone. Its hardware knows exactly how to synchronize with the software, as that operating system doesn’t have to accommodate different third party devices.

To fully make use of its custom chips, Samsung might do something similar for Android. One UI might become a lot more controlled, and then the Galaxy phones will lose their appeal for a significant number of potential customers. For me, personally, that might very well be worth the tradeoff.