Whereas we’re nonetheless at the very least six months away from Samsung saying the Galaxy S25 series, the rumors are flying quick and if we’re being trustworthy, they’re getting a bit excessive.
The latest rumor, courtesy of Digital Trends citing a Korean site, is that Samsung would possibly use a MediaTek chip in S25 telephones, at the very least in some areas. It is not specified which nations would possibly see this alleged MediaTek-powered Galaxy S25.
For these counting at house, that is the third chipset that Samsung is purportedly contemplating for the corporate’s important line of smartphones. It additionally makes the least sense.
It is rumored the Korean firm will go all in on Qualcomm’s subsequent iteration of Snapdragon chips, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, that can most definitely get introduced in October of 2024. After all, the suspicion is that the newer SoCs will see an as much as 30% larger value.
That is based mostly on the truth that, traditionally, Samsung has used their in-house Exynos chip together with Qualcomm’s newest processor to energy Galaxy telephones. Areas just like the US are inclined to get the Qualcomm chips whereas different areas obtain the Exynos. It has been reported that Samsung will do this again, similar to the corporate did for the Galaxy S24 line. Nonetheless, Samsung hasn’t at all times cut up chips like this: The corporate used solely Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chips in all of its Galaxy S23 phones.
Which may be occurring once more if analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has it proper that Qualcomm will be the “sole supplier” of chips for the S25 sequence. It’s because, based on Kuo, Samsung is battling the 3nm manufacturing course of.
After all, it is potential Samsung is balking at Qualcomm’s costs for the Gen 4 chips. You could possibly even speculate that leaking this MediaTek rumor is a approach for Samsung to try to negotiate decrease costs on shopping for Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processors.
Qualcomm’s newer chips are supposed to be battery eaters, which can require Samsung to spend money on a lot bigger batteries for the S25, however I am not sure that is sufficient to make the corporate again away from its long-time chip companion. Particularly with all of the AI options from Google and Galaxy AI that we’re sure Samsung goes to shove into their subsequent gadget.
This 12 months Samsung introduced the S24 line in January. We anticipate they will do one thing comparable for the S25 handsets in 2025. Whilst you wait, comply with us for protection of the July 10 Galaxy Unpacked occasion the place Samsung is predicted to unveil a bevy of latest gadgets, together with two new foldables within the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, new smartwatches and the Galaxy Ring, to call a number of!
