Samsung really wants to bring Exynos back to flagship phones

Will Samsung’s Galaxy S25 series be powered by both the Snapdragon 8 Elite and internal Exynos 2500 chips or will it be a Snapdragon-only affair? We’ve seen a lot of conflicting rumors in 2024, but it looks like the Galaxy maker itself may have hinted at an answer.

Samsung announced its Q3 2024 results yesterday (October 31), and the company isn’t giving up on using a high-end Exynos chip in Galaxy phones:

The System LSI Business plans to focus on providing SoCs for major customer flagship products while preparing for the next generation of 2nm products.

The statement makes it clear that the next flagship Exynos processor is still in the pipeline for this “major customer”, which is expected to be Samsung’s mobile arm. Samsung’s statement also refers to “flagship products,” suggesting more than one phone will feature this high-end chip.

Still, there is no shortage of rumors and leaks about the chipset choice for the Galaxy S25 series. Recent leaks indicate that the S25 phones will be powered solely by the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC due to the low yield rates for the Exynos 2500 chip. We’ve also seen some reports that the Exynos 2500 chip could power a future foldable Galaxy instead of the S25 range.

Regardless, Samsung hasn’t given up on the Exynos 2500 yet. But will it actually appear in the Galaxy S25 series? We’re sure this story will take a few more twists and turns before its expected launch in January.