Samsung’s Exynos ambitions are feeling less and less Galaxy S25-dependent

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• Our chances of getting an Exynos 2500-powered Galaxy S25 feel increasingly shaky as reports instead focus on other plans for the chip.
• Samsung may instead embrace its foldables as a platform to show off the Exynos 2500, with the Flip 7 running the processor.
• This would mark a departure for Samsung’s foldable lineup, though the Fold 7 may stick to Snapdragon chips.

Samsung may be under a month away from announcing its 2025 flagship Galaxy S25 series, but major questions about the hardware continue to go unresolved, and probably the biggest point of contention there concerns the silicon that will ultimately power these next-gen handsets. As we wait to get confirmation of the choices Samsung ultimately makes, we’re seeing growing support for a theory that’s actually focused on a different 2025 Samsung smartphone, but one that could still help us make sense of the expectations surrounding the Galaxy S25 launch.

We’re talking about the fate of Samsung’s Exynos 2500 chip, and for months now, voices across the industry have been debating the likelihood of that processor ending up in next year’s Galaxy phones. While historically, Samsung likes to split its Galaxy S flagship production between Exynos models for international and home markets, and Qualcomm Snapdragon chips in the US, we’ve heard a lot of concern about Exynos 2500 yields, questioning whether the chip might even be a practical option for the S25, and debating the likelihood that Samsung could just go all-in on Snapdragon this time around.




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