Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S25 series in January 2025 with Exynos chips for the vanilla and phones and Snapdragon for the Ultra.
According to various reports from Korea, Samsung may have to use Snapdragon chips across Qualcomm’s entire portfolio for its following smartphones. We may see a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor across the Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup. The series will probably consist of three different models: the Galaxy S25—rumored to be discontinued—the Galaxy S25+, and, of course, the Galaxy S25 Ultra.
Other reports from Korea revealed this might not be the case. According to Business Korea, the Samsung Foundry has a “low yield” of the 3nm process of the Exynos 2500 chips and might not be able to manufacture enough units on time for the launch. In the chip industry, yield is never 100%, as the rectangular chip is cut from a circular wafer, and there is always some waste. More importantly, not all chips pass the quality certification, and that’s why it varies from production line to production line.
If the report is correct and Samsung goes for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 (also expected to arrive as Snapdragon 8 Elite), it would be yet another hit to the semiconductor business. The Korean company had already lost orders from Nvidia and Apple, and these companies turned to TSMC for their AI-enabled chips. Of course, this could change in the coming weeks as Samsung has not announced anything.
As for the flagship of the upcoming series, the Galaxy S25 Ultra is expected to have a new design, smaller bezels, Android 15, and 12GB of RAM, while it is rumored that other versions with 16GB of RAM may arrive for those who wish for something above. Of course, since we’re talking about reporting, it’s best to take all of the above with a grain of salt, as we’re still quite a while away from the launch of the Galaxy S25 Ultra and the entire “S25” lineup.
Source: gsmarena.com
