
Samsung already detailed its next-gen Exynos 9825 processor that is a step above the Exynos 9820 in the Galaxy S10 family, and we benchmarked it on the Note 10+. The 9820 is an odd 8nm bird that is slightly inferior to the Snapdragon 855 in the US versions of the S10 which is made with the first-gen 7nm process.
This year, Samsung didn't have enough spring yield from its second-gen 7nm process made with the superior Extreme Ultra Violet (EUV) lithography to satisfy the Galaxy S10 demand, so it went with the middle ground 8nm Exynos 9820 abroad ...