Although the value for this sole manufacturing deal has not been disclosed, Samsung was the sole manufacturer of Qualcomm’s 820 chips. Industry analysts had pegged the deal at more than $1 billion. The 830 chip will be featured in Samsung’s upcoming update to its Galaxy S series due in 2017.

South Korea’s Electronic Times has reported citing unnamed sources that the manufacturing of Qualcomm Inc.’s next high-end Snapdragon chip will be solely given to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 830 chip will be manufactured by Samsung using 10 10-nanometre production technology. According to Electronic Times, Samsung has agreed to use the Snapdragon 830 chip in the forthcoming update to its Galaxy S line of smartphones, which are to be launched in 2017.

Earlier this year in January, Samsung has reported that it was the sole manufacturer of the Snapdragon 820 chips, a deal valued by industry analysts at more than $1 billion.

While Samsung did not immediately respond to requests for comments, Qualcomm could not be immediately reached for comments.

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