There have been quite a few speculations and leaks relating to the chipset for the Samsung Galaxy S25 collection. The corporate was debating between a number of choices in mild of Samsung Foundry’s yield-related points. Earlier studies claimed that the model would make a last choice by the top of this month. Nevertheless, it appears that evidently Samsung has already determined to implement the Snapdragon 8 Elite not solely within the Galaxy S25 lineup however within the Galaxy S26 as properly.

Samsung had quite a lot of religion within the Exynos 2500 chip. The model designed the chip to compete instantly with the Snapdragon 8 Elite and Dimensity 9400. Sadly, the efficiency of its wafers didn’t stay as much as the corporate’s imaginative and prescient. Stories point out that Samsung continued to check the Exynos 2500 till lately, eagerly anticipating optimistic updates from its Foundry division. Nevertheless, as trade insiders predicted, it appears that evidently the hurdles had been too massive to beat.

Snapdragon chips may energy each the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S26 collection

Tipster Ice Universe revealed that your entire Galaxy S25 collection will use the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. This means that the corporate has lastly given up on its intentions to implement the Exynos 2500 chip. Samsung would have been working onerous to attempt to enhance the yield charges of its 3nm GAA wafers till the final minute. However this seems to require extra time than the corporate has.

A brand new submit from Ice Universe stated that high-end Exynos chips received’t be returning to the Galaxy S line till 2027. The supply stated on Weibo that Samsung is engaged on the following flagship Exynos SoC below the codename “Ulysses.” The corporate will go all out on the mission to regain the general public’s belief. The chip could be manufactured on Samsung’s 2nm course of (SF2P) and would energy the Galaxy S27 collection. In the meantime, the 2026 Galaxy S26 collection may even depend on Snapdragon {hardware}, the submit claims.

Even when the leak is true, the Exynos 2500 mission remains to be on the playing cards, although. Different sources declare we’ll see the SoC within the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7. Samsung Foundry’s present predominant purpose is to make mass manufacturing of the chip commercially viable by enhancing the wafer yield price to acceptable ranges. Alternatively, the Galaxy S25 FE would arrive in late 2025 with MediaTek’s Dimensity 9400 chip.

Samsung has already sacrificed Exynos in favor of Snapdragon earlier than

This wouldn’t be the primary time Samsung has dropped an Exynos chip resulting from disappointing efficiency. As an illustration, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 powers your entire Galaxy S23 collection worldwide. The pressured use of Snapdragon {hardware} will be excellent news by way of efficiency, though it may additionally affect the worth of the gadgets. A number of studies declare that the Snapdragon 8 Elite is considerably costlier than its predecessor.