Most upcoming Android flagships will use Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. Qualcomm switched to a 3nm TSMC course of node for the Snapdragon 8 Elite this 12 months, and the chip manufacturing price might additional improve in 2025; impacting Android flagships too.
Just lately, a Chinese language tipster revealed on Weibo that TSMC will elevate N4 and N3 course of costs in 2025. Elevated 3nm and 4nm TSMC chip prices might put strain on Android flagships slated to return out in late 2025 to be expensive.
TSMC’s N3 (3nm) and N4 (4nm) processes might rise by 4%. As Qualcomm and MediaTek manufactured their newest flagship SoCs utilizing TSMC’s cutting-edge 3nm course of, their product costs have risen considerably in comparison with the final 12 months.
Supply: Good Chip Advisor / Weibo through CNMO
Beforehand, Ming-Chi Kuo revealed that the Snapdragon 8 Elite price elevated by 15%, reaching $180. MediaTek has additionally produced the newest Dimensity 9400 on TSMC’s 3nm course of node, nevertheless, the value is but to be recognized.
If TSMC continues to extend manufacturing prices, all Android distributors in the fee facet may even bear higher strain, which presumably trigger them to proceed to regulate the smartphone’s promoting value or modify different elements.
It’s price mentioning that the Vivo X200 collection beginning value rose $41.90, the OPPO Discover X8 collection beginning value rose $27.93, the Xiaomi 15 collection beginning value rose $69.83, Honor Magic 7 collection beginning value rose $13.97.
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Samsung may even make the most of the Snapdragon 8 Elite throughout the Galaxy S25 collection. The corporate has been going through yield price points with its 3nm course of. Consequently, it’s almost unimaginable to start mass manufacturing that’s far beneath the edge.
