With the launch of the Galaxy S24 series behind them, Samsung is currently focusing on introducing its upcoming foldables. The Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 are both expected to be unveiled at the July 10 launch event in Paris. That said, Samsung has already started working on the Galaxy S25 series smartphones as well.
Industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has shared some news, that puts the brand in an unfavorable situation, however, brings joy to users in many regions. As per Kuo, the Samsung Galaxy S25 series will be exclusively powered by Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor. For many years, Samsung has shipped its flagship Galaxy S series smartphones with its in-house Exynos processors in many regions across the globe. Around 60% of this year’s Galaxy S24 series devices were powered by the Exynos 2400 processor.
However, it looks like the Exynos 2500 chip may not ship due to Samsung’s lower-than-expected 3nm yield. Kuo also points out that since Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will see a price increase of 25-30%, the company is expected to significantly benefit from this increase in orders from Samsung.
Reports indicate that Samsung’s second-generation 3nm chips are experiencing low yield rates, as low as 20%. This poses a challenge to Samsung’s plan to increase the use of its in-house Exynos chips, replacing those manufactured by TSMC, particularly in light of rising costs for TSMC’s advanced nodes. Given these production issues, it remains unclear how Samsung will manage to control costs for the upcoming Galaxy S25 series.
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