Why do Europeans get the short end of the stick? [Snapdragon vs Exynos]

[Tiase]

I have often leaned towards Samsung when it came to buying a new smartphone. I even recommended the S21 to my dad and my little brother. I myself have the S20.

But later on I learn that they use two different chips, their inferior exynos chips for those of us in Europe, and their superior chips for those in the U.S. I feel like its unfair how Europeans end up getting an inferior product when paying just as much, if not more for the phones. I know some other countries get the inferior exynos too, but I don't know them all. I can only speak on what I know.

I get that it might be cheaper for Samsung to use their own chips in Europe, but that doesn't change the fact that even though we are buying the SAME phone, we are getting an INFERIOR product. How is this fair? How is this fair Samsung?

I feel like that's so disrespectful and I'm now at the point that if this is how Samsung is going to treat me as a customer, simply because I live in the EU, then I'll stop buying their products and I'll stop recommending their products to other people too. I'll switch over to Apple, Sony, Motorola or something else, not sure what, but certainly not Samsung anymore. It's practically a fact that we're going to get the inferior exynos version again and once that is official, then Samsung is dead to me.

[Newel447]

I agree.. .It isn't fair to us in Europe to be paying the same price for a supposedly identical phone when that simply isn't the case as the Snapdragon chipset still outperforms Exynos.
I appreciate the Exynos chipsets have improved somewhat, but there is still a big enough difference in performance to make it unfair for those of us in Europe to pay the same money for what is essentially an inferior product...

[Newel447]

My S21 Ultra uses the Exynos 2100 chipset and seems to work OK but of course, compared side by side with a Snapdragon variant, I'm sure the difference in performance would be noticeable...

Repeating myself I know, but I'm appalled at the speed with which my battery is draining after my S21 Ultra updated to Android12..

I wonder if the Snapdragon variants have the same problem.....I doubt it!!

[Pugs1957]

Do you want me to make something up?? Prices are different in other countries dut to many factors eg cost of materials, labour, taxes, exchange rates. Fuel is way cheaper in the US so explain that.

[Pugs1957]

Prices around the world for everything is different because of the cost of materials, labour and exchange rates so the price argument between different countries is flawed.

[Pugs1957]

I get over 2 days with my Ultra. It hasn't been affected by any update. If you want to troubleshoot post your battery stats. Apps not yet compatible with Android 12 and social media apps tend to be the biggest culprits.

[annoyedgrunt0]

Is N1N "ja" a complete fckn ***** - Samsung are facing the largest exodus of euro customers because we're getting shafted with sh**e chips (me and all manner of acq assoc and pals). What Android phone to go for? Fck knows haven't used anything other than Samsung for 19yrs any ideas? Haha

[Blessed4life]

What are you saying?

[MattF1]

We always get the raw end of the deal here in EU. The phone costs more here, and you get a worse CPU. Why Samsung? Why not offer us a discount on the lower performing CPU, or better yet offer the Snapdragon version. I'm researching phones and right now S22 Ultra isn't looking so great with it being over €1200 and has an Exynos CPU, where I could go on holiday to USA and buy a Snapdragon one and pay €300 less money. 

[JeesusDude]

I was just about to buy S24, I'm glad I remembered about this thread. Guys, vote with your wallets.

[jcmos]

I am so annoyed with Samsung, I thought I was getting a flagship phone by purchasing the s24 plus, just to find out that it runs with the slower Exynos 2400.

 I just wanted to ask, WHY??????

I spent almost $2000 (Australian)  on this new phone

Samsung, you really f ed it up this time, big time, i hate you