Samsung Galaxy S7's weaker processor for UK version will mean very little

Korean firm's latest flagship smartphone comes with two processor variants - Snapdragon 820 and Exynos 8890 - with the UK getting a less powerful version

The UK version of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge will not come with Qualcomm's latest and fastest processor the Snapdragon 820 but with the less powerful Samsung-made Exynos 8890. Some think UK consumers are getting a raw deal, but actually, the choice of processor doesn't matter.

Recent performance measures of the various chips released by benchmarking firm AnTuTu have shown that not only is the Snapdragon 820 6,518 points ahead of the Exynos 8890 (Qualcomm's scoring 136,383 to Samsung's 129,865), but even Apple's A9 chip used in last year's iPhone 6S is 2,792 points ahead of the Samsung chip.