The Exynos 992 was estimated to be 1 to 3 percent faster than the Snapdragon 865. The silicon was tipped to enter mass production next month and though it’s hard to comment on Samsung’s supposed plans, a pandemic-fueled disruption might have forced the chaebol to stick with the Exynos 990.

Given that the Snapdragon 865 Plus is an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 865, the performance disparity between the Exynos-fueled and Snapdragon-powered Galaxy Note 20 will be even greater when compared to the Galaxy S20 series. 

And in case you are wondering, in addition to the American model, the Japanese, Chinese, and South Korean versions of the Galaxy Note 20 will seemingly have the Snapdragon 865 Plus under the hood, and the European variants will feature the Exynos 990.