The launch of the Samsung Galaxy S25 is most likely still more than 6 months away, and yet we've already heard plenty of leaks about what to expect, and the latest one that caught our attention concerns the chipset the phone series will use. intelligent.
According to ZDNet Korea (via Android Authority), Samsung is working hard to try to have its own Exynos 2500 chip ready in time to be installed in a substantial number of Galaxy S25 smartphones in certain parts of the world.
The chipset will increase both performance and efficiency (helping battery life) compared to the Exynos 2400 deployed in the Samsung Galaxy S24 in some regions, but Samsung is apparently struggling to manufacture it on a large enough scale at the moment. .
There's still time for the situation to improve, but Samsung might have to use the as-yet-unannounced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor in all of its Samsung Galaxy 25 phones, something that was actually rumored back in March.
Recent history
The Samsung Galaxy S24 and Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus are equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor in the US, Canada and China, and Samsung's own Exynos 2400 processor in other parts of the world.
As for the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, that phone uses the Snapdragon chipset wherever it is sold in the world. It was also all Snapdragon with the 2023 phones: in the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus, and Galaxy S23 Ultra.
While Snapdragon chips are generally considered more powerful, the difference in day-to-day performance isn't usually huge, and by also using its own Exynos chips, Samsung can save money and maintain more control over its hardware design.
If Samsung sticks to the same schedule as this year, the Galaxy S25 phones will come out in January 2025, and then we'll find out if Samsung has been able to include some Exynos models alongside the phones with Qualcomm silicon. .
