I hope it goes the other way. My recollection is that the Exynos phones were able to be bootloader unlocked and flashed with other ROMs while the Qualcomm ones

I hope it goes the other way. My recollection is that the Exynos phones were able to be bootloader unlocked and flashed with other ROMs while the Qualcomm ones were locked down forever. I've stayed away from Samsung phones for that reason.