e release of the Galaxy S6 was a watershed event for Samsung. Not only did the company prove that it can do design proper, but the phone was the culmination of what we imagine were a number of technological breakthroughs waiting to happen. Faster storage, better camera, quicker RAM... and a new home-grown processor for everybody.

For those among us that have intimate knowledge of the workings of the industry, the fact that Samsung used to mix it up when it comes to processors will be no news. Indeed, until the Galaxy S6, the South Korean conglomerate had a strong ongoing relationship with US-based Qualcomm, which supplied it with Snapdragon chipsets for the US market and a few others, while the rest of the world were treated to Samsung-made Exynos silicon. While the Galaxy S6 was only made available with an Exynos chip—mostly due to the Snapdragon 810's many shortcomings—the split is back with the new Galaxy S7.

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