Samsung, in a surprise to no one, announced earlier this month that the GS4 would come in two flavors. One would have a Qualcomm Snapdragon inside, while the other would have Samsung’s own Exynos chip. According to the Korean Electronic Times, apparently Samsung is having some issues making chips for the GS4. They say that 70% of the first 10 million GS4 units shipped will use a Qualcomm part.

Should this news impact your purchase decision? You’re going to hate me for saying this, but I’m going to say yes. On paper, Qualcomm’s chip should provide better battery life, but on the flip side Samsung’s chip should give you more performance. None of us are really going to know which variant is “better” until some exhaustive testing is done.

Now granted, most people don’t care about what chip powers their phone. And Samsung is pitching the GS4 to the mainstream, so again, it’s not like they’re going to lose anything. That being said, I’m more worried about Samsung’s ability to ramp up production for their own chips. Is there something going on in those factories that they don’t want us to know about?