- Samsung Galaxy S25 series is heading for its massive launch early next year.
- There's ongoing debate between its powertrain - it could use either Exynos 2500 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 or both.
- A popular tipster Ming-Chi Kuo highlights Galaxy S25 series to use Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 exclusively citing lower yield rate on Exynos 2500.
If you are dropping plans to buy the Samsung Galaxy S25 series just because it won’t have a Snapdragon processor in most regions, hold that thought. Samsung could announce Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC as the exclusive powertrain behind the entire Galaxy S25 series. This comes from reputed tipster Ming-Chi Kuo who puts a bit of gravitas to the plausibility.
Samsung Galaxy S25 series might drop Exynos 2500 entirely
Samsung earlier mentioned that it would use Exynos chipsets due to the rising costs of Snapdragon chipsets and how the latter is dominating the chipset market. It is currently in line to launch Galaxy S25 models with Exynos 2500 fabbed on Samsung’s in-house 3nm process.
Last year, the Galaxy S24 series had Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC across 40% of the devices while others resorted to Exynos 2400 SoC. With the preparation for the Galaxy S25 series ongoing, it seems like the Exynos 2500 SoC might not be able to perform due to a lower yield. Although Kuo didn’t mention any yield as of now, a previous report quoted roughly ~20% yield rate for the Exynos 2500 SoC which is significantly lower than what TSMC can achieve with Snapdragon chipsets.
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This could mean the Samsung Galaxy S25 series might potentially receive an all-exclusive Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 AP if everything goes as per Kuo’s comment. However, it is also implausible given how Samsung is marketing its Exynos lineup of chipsets using it left and right. The latest Galaxy Tab S10+ tab came out as a prime example running on MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ SoC. This comes after Qualcomm declared rising costs on Snapdragon chipsets with SD8 Gen 4 being at least 25-30% more expensive than its predecessor.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 and Z Fold6 to be launched at Unpacked 2024 next year will fetch a slightly higher price tag to accommodate hiked pricing on TSMC-made Snapdragon chipsets.
However, we would advise taking Kuo’s comment with a pinch of salt. Although Kuo has been a reputed and trusted source of information thoroughly, it seems slightly implausible that Samsung would switch to an all-snapdragon powertrain after departing with the S24 series. We could still see Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 as an exclusive chipset for Galaxy S25 Ultra while vanilla and S25+ would still use a two-chipset strategy if not going for an exclusive Exynos or Snapdragon solution.
Samsung Galaxy S25 series is slated to debut early next year. This gives us almost half a year to formulate what’s cooking before coming up with a concrete conclusion.
