As expected following the glowing reception, Amazon has renewed the Fallout TV series for a second season.
02.04.2024 - 11:11 / wccftech.com / Omar Sohail
Samsung unveiled both the Exynos 2400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 variants of its latest Galaxy S24 series earlier this year, and according to the latest report, the Korean giant will stick with a dual-chipset launch in 2025 when it officially announces the Galaxy S25 family. The only difference here is that the upcoming lineup is said to be fueled by both the Exynos 2500 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 variants.
In a paywalled report from DigiTimes, Samsung is said to adopt the same strategy for its Galaxy S25 family as it did with the Galaxy S24. However, the shipment percentage of the Exynos 2500 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 have not been detailed in the snippet below, nor is it mentioned if next year’s top-end model, the Galaxy S25 Ultra, will arrive with just the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, the Exynos 2500, or both.
Historically, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipset has proven to be the superior silicon, besting its Exynos rival in both compute and graphics performance, so why would Samsung resort to a dual-chipset launch for its Galaxy S25, knowing that it could potentially ship variants with an inferior SoC? The answer has to do with the ludicrous pricing of Snapdragon chipsets.
With the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 estimated to cost $200 apiece and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 hinted by a Qualcomm executive to be the company’s most expensive SoC to date, it becomes difficult for Samsung to maintain its profit margins by exclusively sticking with a single chip. By introducing the Exynos 2400 and, eventually, the Exynos 2500, the Korean giant has a chance to maintain a healthy profit stream without compromising on hardware upgrades.
Early rumors surrounding the Exynos 2500 have talked about its specifications, stating that it will sport an RDNA4 GPU and have support for LPDDR5T RAM while touting a 10-core CPU cluster like the Exynos 2400, but unlike the latter, it will have a Cortex-X5. We are confident that there will be a lot more rumors in the future, particularly when it comes to the Galaxy S24 series, so stay tuned for more updates.
News Source: DigiTimes
As expected following the glowing reception, Amazon has renewed the Fallout TV series for a second season.
The recently released and critically acclaimed Fallout TV show on Amazon Prime has been renewed for a second season already.
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Fallout is a franchise that’s held together by tone just as much as any unifying story beats or canon. The series’ distinct post-apocalyptic vision of an America that never escaped the wide eyes, fake smiles, and faker optimism of the Cold War has become iconic, and its version of Americana shot through with radioactive black humor is more identifiable than any single character from the games will ever be (except Vault Boy, of course). It’s a series that revels in its ability to be funny, touching, sad, sweet, and disgusting all in a single moment. And that tone is what Amazon Prime Video’s new Fallout TV series captures best, and what makes it an excellent addition to the franchise, rather than just an adaptation.
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