Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy S25 series is supposed to be scheduled for early 2025. The giant is expected to power the entire series with one processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.
Samsung has already done this with the Galaxy S23 series, which was entirely based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Now again, for the upcoming Galaxy S25 series, the Korean giant could completely depend on Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.
According to a tipster on X, Samsung might exclusively use a Snapdragon SoC in the Galaxy S25 series. The Snapdragon chipset powers the recently launched Galaxy S24 series’ Ultra variant, but the rest of the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 Plus use Exynos in particular markets, including Europe, Africa, and Asian markets.
Qualcomm’s share in the Galaxy S24 series is nearly 40%, and the rest of the 60% goes to Exynos. Given a lower-than-expected 3nm yield, Samsung hardly brings the Exynos 2500 processor. It comes as a quite surprising development for Galaxy fans. The tipster mentioned that Qualcomm will likely be the sole SoC supplier for the Samsung Galaxy S25 (vs. 40% for the S24), as the Exynos 2500 may not ship due to Samsung’s lower-than-expected 3nm yield.
If the report is to be believed, regardless of specific regional markets, the upcoming Galaxy S25 will potentially use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 gen 4 due to the doubt about Exynos’ situation. However, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 likely raises expenses by up to 25–30% because of a new high-end CPU design and a cutting-edge manufacturing process by TSMC.
