Samsung’s best handsets are traditionally released in two variations — one version of the device would be equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC while another version would be carrying the South Korean tech giant’s homegrown Exynos processor. This coming year is no different, as the Galaxy S9 is expected to be released with an Exynos processor for its home market and a Qualcomm processor for other areas like the United States.
While Samsung’s S-series devices are often on the bleeding edge of technology, the Exynos-powered variants of the devices are usually slightly superior to the smartphones’ Qualcomm-powered versions. If recent reports turn out to be accurate, however, it appears like Samsung’s upcoming 2018 flagships would feature the most prominent discrepancies yet between the devices’ Exynos and Qualcomm-powered variants.