Samsung Galaxy S25 Collection Might Reportedly Arrive With Exynos 2500 Chip, as Samsung Makes an attempt to Enhance Yield

Samsung Galaxy S25 sequence might be outfitted with an Exynos 2500 chipset in any case, in line with a South Korean information report that contradicts claims that the agency plans to completely use Qualcomm’s next-generation Snapdragon cellular processor for its upcoming flagship smartphones. The agency is reportedly engaged on bettering the yield of its chipset, with just a few months to go earlier than the successors to this yr’s Galaxy S24 fashions are anticipated to be unveiled. Samsung has additionally been engaged on a brand new Exynos chip to energy its upcoming Galaxy Watch 7 sequence.

According to a ZDNet Korea report (in Korean), Samsung is “making an all-out effort” to develop its personal chipset for the Samsung Galaxy S25 sequence as a part of a challenge referred to as ‘Solomon’, which would require the corporate to enhance the yield of the next-generation Exynos 2500 processor, which has reportedly remained low for the previous few months.

Citing business sources, the publication states Exynos 2500 yields remained below 20 % as of Q2 2024, and the determine was within the single digits within the previous quarter. In order to start mass producing its Exynos 2500 chip, Samsung should enhance the yield to 60 % (or greater) by September or October, in line with the report.

The Exynos 2500 is not the one superior chip being developed by the South Korean tech firm. According to the report, a next-generation Exynos W1000 chip is being developed as a part of Samsung’s ‘Sapphire’ challenge, and it’s anticipated to reach because the successor to the twin core Exynos W930 that powers the Galaxy Watch 6 mannequin.

Earlier this month, TF International Securities market analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted that Samsung would equip all fashions on the Galaxy S25 sequence of smartphones with a Snapdragon chipset, resulting from low Exynos 2500 yields.

This yr, the usual Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ fashions arrived with an Exynos 2400 chipset (besides in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Taiwan, and the US) whereas the Galaxy S24 Ultra contains a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip in all markets. It stays to be seen whether or not Samsung equips all fashions on its Galaxy S25 sequence with Snapdragon chips — similar to the Galaxy S23 sequence that was launched final yr.