Samsung might be making a bold shift in its upcoming foldables. According to a new report, the Galaxy Z Flip7 will be powered exclusively by the company’s own Exynos 2500 chip across all regions—a major departure from its usual reliance on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors.
Set to launch on July 9, the Z Flip7 could become the first foldable to adopt Samsung’s next-gen 3nm Exynos 2500 chip globally. This contrasts with an earlier rumor, which claimed the Z Flip7 would use the in-house chip only in Samsung’s home country.
The Exynos 2500 is Samsung’s first chip built on its advanced 3nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) process, aimed at improving power efficiency and thermal control. It features a 10-core CPU configuration: a single Cortex-X5 (X925) core at 3.3GHz, two Cortex-A725 cores at 2.74GHz, five more A725 cores at 2.36GHz, and two Cortex-A520 efficiency cores at 1.8GHz. The chip also packs an Xclipse 950 GPU based on AMD’s RDNA 3.5 architecture, offering support for ray tracing and 8K video at 30fps. On the AI front, it boasts a 59 TOPS NPU.
Samsung seems to be focusing on better software tuning and cost savings with its decision to use the Exynos chip globally for the Z Flip7. The 3nm process behind the Exynos 2500 could also lead to improved power efficiency, which might help with battery life. That said, it’s still too early to say for sure, as Samsung hasn’t shared any concrete efficiency numbers to compare with the Snapdragon 8 Elite’s. The battery is expected to see a small upgrade, going from 4,000mAh to 4,300mAh.
The Z Flip7 was recently spotted on Geekbench running the Exynos 2500, with scores of 2,356 in single-core and 8,076 in multi-core tests. That’s a solid jump from the Z Flip6’s multi-core score of 6,857. But as always, benchmark numbers don’t tell the full story—especially when it comes to how well a phone handles real-world, sustained performance. If you’re more interested in the book-style foldable, that one is confirmed to stick with the Snapdragon 8 Elite globally, likely to offer better multitasking and sustained performance.
Don’t miss a thing! Join our Telegram community for instant updates and grab our free daily newsletter for the best tech stories!
For more daily updates, please visit our News Section.
(Source)
Comments