Why the Samsung Galaxy S25 Might Arrive With an Exynos 2500 Chip After All

Samsung Galaxy S25 collection might be geared up with an Exynos 2500 chipset in spite of everything, in keeping with a South Korean information report that contradicts claims that the agency plans to completely use Qualcomm’s next-generation Snapdragon cell processor for its upcoming flagship smartphones. The agency is reportedly engaged on enhancing the yield of its chipset, with only some months to go earlier than the successors to this yr’s Galaxy S24 fashions are anticipated to be unveiled. Samsung has additionally been engaged on a brand new Exynos chip to energy its upcoming Galaxy Watch 7 collection.

In keeping with a ZDNet Korea report (in Korean), Samsung is “making an all-out effort” to develop its personal chipset for the Samsung Galaxy S25 collection as a part of a challenge known as ‘Solomon’, which would require the corporate to enhance the yield of the next-generation Exynos 2500 processor, which has reportedly remained low for the previous few months.

Citing business sources, the publication states Exynos 2500 yields remained beneath 20 % as of Q2 2024, and the determine was within the single digits within the previous quarter. To be able to start mass producing its Exynos 2500 chip, Samsung should enhance the yield to 60 % (or greater) by September or October, in keeping with the report.

The Exynos 2500 is not the one superior chip being developed by the South Korean tech firm. In keeping with the report, a next-generation Exynos W1000 chip is being developed as a part of Samsung’s ‘Sapphire’ challenge, and it’s anticipated to reach because the successor to the twin core Exynos W930 that powers the Galaxy Watch 6 mannequin.

Earlier this month, TF Worldwide Securities market analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted that Samsung would equip all fashions on the Galaxy S25 collection of smartphones with a Snapdragon chipset, attributable to low Exynos 2500 yields.

This yr, the usual Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ fashions arrived with an Exynos 2400 chipset (besides in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Taiwan, and the US) whereas the Galaxy S24 Ultra includes a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip in all markets. It stays to be seen whether or not Samsung equips all fashions on its Galaxy S25 collection with Snapdragon chips — similar to the Galaxy S23 collection that was launched final yr.