Galaxy Z Flip 7’s biggest change may actually be a massive downgrade

Since the Galaxy Z Flip 6 was more of an evolutionary upgrade, Samsung will make some major changes to the Galaxy Z Flip 7 that’s due next year. However, one rumored change might actually end up being a massive downgrade. Samsung’s foldable phones have always come with a Snapdragon chipset. That would have been the […]

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Low 3nm chip yield might spell trouble for Samsung’s Exynos 2500

Whether or not Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S25 series will use the Exynos 2500 chip in any capacity remains unclear, but some evidence suggests that the flagship lineup will follow a two-pronged chip strategy at least in some regions. By recent accounts, the Exynos 2500 SoC is still in development, but the biggest problem for Samsung […]

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Galaxy S25+ could use Exynos 2500 chip in at least one region

There have been several rumors about Samsung going exclusively with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip for the entire Galaxy S25 series. However, it appears that the company hasn’t left its hopes with the Exynos 2500 chip, as a variant of the Galaxy S25+ has appeared with the Exynos chip for the first time. European Galaxy […]

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Galaxy S25 and S25+ are spoiled for chip choices, which one will they use?

If all goes according to the usual Galaxy Unpacked schedule, the launch of the Galaxy S25 series is only a couple of months away. Much has been said about the Galaxy S25 lineup so far, but aside from One UI 7 at SDC24, Samsung hasn’t officially announced anything about its next premium flagship phones. One […]

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Samsung Securities suggests Foundry division should spin off

Samsung Foundry appears to be in trouble, as low 3nm yield issues and loss of clients continue. Samsung should announce its Q3 financial report in mid-October, and analysts estimate that the Foundry and System LSI divisions will post significant operating losses. Industry watchers (via Business Korea) say that Samsung’s non-memory business, i.e., Foundry and System […]

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Snapdragon-only Galaxy S25 should put an end to the Exynos madness

Samsung has put Galaxy S series fans on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster over the past few years. The struggles of the company’s high-end Exynos chipset against its counterpart from Qualcomm have been well documented. So once the decision was made to go Snapdragon-only for the Galaxy S23 series, fans were understandably excited. Everyone, […]

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Samsung confirms Galaxy S25’s Exynos 2500 chip for the first time

Samsung has officially confirmed the Exynos 2500 chip for the first time. The 3nm chip was named during the South Korean firm’s earnings call. This will be the company’s second 3nm chip after the Exynos W1000, which was announced earlier this month. The Exynos 2500 will likely be used in at least some Galaxy S25 […]

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Samsung’s profit rises 14.5x amid AI chip boom

After announcing its revenue estimates earlier this month, Samsung has announced its financial results for the second quarter of this year. The South Korean firm reported a 23.42% rise in revenue and a meteoric rise of 1,458% in operating profit in Q2 2024 compared to last year. These better-than-expected numbers are due to the rise […]

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Galaxy S25 may not use Snapdragon globally if Samsung’s efforts pay off

It was recently reported that Qualcomm may be the only supplier of chipsets for the Galaxy S25 series due next year. This would mean all three Galaxy S25 models will get the next-gen chipset, ostensibly called the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, globally. There won’t be any variants with the rumored Exynos 2500 chipset. That […]

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With 3nm Exynos 2500, Samsung aims to match Snapdragon in power efficiency

After the disappointing Exynos 2200 chip, Samsung’s smartphone division decided to use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip exclusively for the Galaxy S23. With the Galaxy S24, the Exynos chip came back and turned out to be a decent chip. With the next flagship Exynos chip, designed for the Galaxy S25, Samsung aims to match […]

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MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ is here to make competition even tougher for Exynos 2500

MediaTek has launched the Dimensity 9300+ chipset, an upgraded version of the Dimensity 9300 SoC that it launched in November 2023. The new processor offers faster CPU and AI performance as well as a bunch of additional features compared to the older model. Let’s take a look. One of the four Cortex-X4 cores now runs […]

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Galaxy S25’s Exynos 2500 to be more efficient than Snapdragon 8 Gen 4

Samsung is developing the Exynos 2500 chipset, which it could offer with the Galaxy S25 series smartphones in some regions. Last year, the company confirmed that it would make the upcoming chipset on Samsung Foundry’s second-generation 3nm fabrication process, which is expected to offer better power efficiency than not only Samsung’s 4nm fabrication process that […]

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Exynos could take an interesting direction, if we go by a random rumor

Samsung appears to have pumped some life back into its Exynos chip line with the release of the Exynos 2400, and you can be almost certain that the company is now working on a follow-up silicon for next year. Everyone expects the upcoming chip to be called Exynos 2500, and new rumors concerning Samsung’s plans […]

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Samsung Galaxy S25 may not go fully Exynos after all

Samsung’s decision to bring back the Exynos chipset for its Galaxy S24 series was met with much concern this year. It went Snapdragon-only for the Galaxy S23 lineup and that was very well received. This year, Samsung has kept an Exynos and Snapdragon split for the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+, while the Galaxy S24 […]

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Dimensity 9400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 benchmarks set tall targets for Exynos 2500

Samsung is expected to launch the Exynos 2500 (tentative name) by the end of this year for the Galaxy S25 series. That chip will face a pretty tough challenge from rivaling chips, the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. The first set of benchmarks for those chips have leaked for the […]

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Exynos 2500 specs leak before the Exynos 2400 has been thoroughly tested

Samsung unveiled its newest flagship smartphones for the year last week. The Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra are available for pre-order in several countries worldwide, and but they haven’t even reached customers yet. The performance and efficiency of the Exynos 2400 haven’t been tested widely, but some information about the Exynos 2500 […]

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ARM unveils new CPU cores to be used in future Exynos chips

ARM, the British firm that designs the basic architecture for processors found inside all smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices, has unveiled its next-generation CPU and GPU cores. The company’s new Cortex-A520, Cortex-A720, and Cortex-X4 CPU cores bring performance and power-efficiency improvements, making future smartphones, including Samsung’s, faster. ARM also unveiled the Immortalis G720 GPU, but […]

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Samsung reportedly hiring Chinese chip experts to speed up GPU development

Last month, tipster @Tech_Reve claimed that Samsung is developing an in-house GPU and that it will be based on AMD’s RDNA architecture. A couple of weeks later, the tipster also revealed that this GPU will be used in Samsung’s upcoming flagship chipset, the Exynos 2500, which will be used in the Galaxy S25. Well, Samsung […]

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