Galaxy Tab S10 Plus To Be Equipped With Dimensity 9300+ Due To Rising Qualcomm SoC Prices, New Report Claims This Decision Was Caused By A ‘Butterfly Effect’
Samsung is said to make a monumental change to its Galaxy Tab S10 as far as the chipset selection goes because the ‘middle of the pack’ Galaxy Tab S10 Plus is said to be outfitted with MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300+ instead of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. This would be the first time the Korean giant would employ the Taiwanese fabless semiconductor manufacturer’s SoC in its premium tablet lineup, but what caused the company to make such a decision? According to one report, the ‘butterfly effect’ of rising Qualcomm chipset prices would be one of them.
Dimensity 9300+ likely costs less than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, forcing Samsung to switch to the Taiwanese firm’s silicon for the Galaxy Tab S10 Plus
An earlier estimate revealed that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 costs $200, which does not make it an attractive bid for Samsung to use the silicon in the Galaxy Tab S10 Plus. A report from Chosun now states that the firm’s decision to shift to the Dimensity 9300+ was due to a butterfly effect caused by Qualcomm’s rising chipset prices. However, what is interesting to note here is that Samsung did not resort to its own Exynos 2400 and decided to partner with MediaTek.
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According to an unnamed industry insider, MediaTek presented a better deal for Samsung. To be fair, using the Dimensity 9300+ for the Galaxy Tab S10 Plus is one of the smartest decisions, because the chipset is no slouch in the performance and efficiency department as it is mass produced on TSMC’s 4nm process. Additionally, the SoC supports the latest technologies, such as LPDDR5T RAM, and the ability to run on-device AI with 1B, 7B, and 13B parameters, with scalability up to 33B.
In a separate report, we highlighted that in Q1 2024, MediaTek held first place in smartphone chipset shipments with an estimated 114 million units. However, the company made less revenue compared to
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