A previous report suggests that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 (or Snapdragon X Elite) will be 25% to 30% more expensive than its predecessor. But Samsung cannot rely solely on its in-house Exynos 2500 chipset to power the flagships without risking a decline in popularity.
While previous reports claimed Samsung is considering a deal with MediaTek regarding the use of Dimensity 9400 chipset for the S25 and S25+, a latest leak from X tipster Jukanlosreve suggests that Samsung will use the D2400 chip only in the Galaxy S25 FE, while the S25 series devices will use Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 in all markets.
Samsung launched the first FE device with Snapdragon chipset, but shifted to its in-house chips from the second generation. The latest model – Galaxy S24 FE – equips a slightly underclocked version of the Exynos 2400.
While there isn’t much reliable information about the performance and power efficiency of the Exynos 2500 chip, the shift to MediaTek suggests that the Exynos 2500 might be far from meeting the necessary requirements. Although we’ve seen major improvements with the E2400, the yield rate of Samsung’s 3nm process node (which the E2500 will be based on) could be a key factor behind this development.
Dimensity 9400 brings major improvements in performance
Nonetheless, you can expect a significant performance boost in the next FE device if it runs on the D2400 chip. For those unfamiliar, the D2400 offers 35% faster single-core and 28% faster multi-core performance compared to the already capable D2300 chip from last year.
The latest chipset also shows notable improvements in ray tracing performance, promising enhanced graphics quality for supported games. Additionally, it is 40% more power efficient, which should lead to better temperature control and reasonably good battery life for devices powered by it.
In addition to that, MediaTek’s 8th Generation NPU also introduces several industry firsts in generative AI performance and supports Google’s Gemini Nano, which could be beneficial for on-device Galaxy AI features.
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