Samsung Boss Reportedly Encouraged Simultaneous Develop of Exynos 2500 SoC & Galaxy S26 Series

[T0@st]

The late 2024 news cycle suggested that Samsung's semiconductor business was going through tough times. Alleged yield problems—affecting the 3 nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) process—were highlighted last November. Fast-forward to January 2025; the South Korean megacorp has launched its cutting-edge Galaxy S25 smartphone series. The entire lineup of newly unveiled flagship smartphones contains Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile chipsets; the Southern Californian chip designer is reportedly pulling in a tidy sum from this partnership. Fresh reports from South Korean news outlets indicate that Samsung System LSI employees have received an "encouraging" email from their boss, regarding current production predicaments.

Businesskorea and Sedaily reports include quotes extracted from the (apparently) leaked internal memo. LSI division president, Park Yong-in, reportedly stated: "we are currently in a situation where we have to develop two flagship products at the same time." Both articles allege that Samsung's semiconductor teams are expected to "cultivate roots and withstand storms." Industry watchdogs believe that the aforementioned "flagship products" are the Exynos 2500 mobile chipset, and Samsung Electronic's next-gen Galaxy S26 smartphone family. Earlier this month, we heard whispers about the much-delayed in-house chip design being readied (with a 2 nm process) for a possible late 2025 launch, inside unannounced Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Fold 7 devices. Park disclosed anticipated incoming obstacles in 2025: "last year's business division profit was higher than expected, but this was a temporary phenomenon...Looking at the entire business division, there will be monthly surpluses and deficits." Last month, inside sources proposed the notion that foundry investments were slashed in half.



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[Bobaganoosh]

I haven't followed that closely in a while. Are they still putting an Exynos processor in the S-series for EU and Snapdragon for US? They had been doing that for several years, but I thought they went full Exynos a couple years ago.

Edit: Sorry, I should have looked it up before posting. I guess the S25 is the first one where there's no Exynos, which is what you meant by the entire lineup uses Snapdragon. All the previous ones were split (regionally) between Exynos and Snapdragon CPUs. So this is conjecture about the Exynos being back for S26 then?

 

[T0@st]

So this is conjecture about the Exynos being back for S26 then?

The next-gen Exyno SoC could pop up first in Samsung's rumored Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Fold 7 devices, by late 2025. If those engineering samples get the all clear, Exynos 2500 could make its way into S26 series phones for a January 2026 launch.

 

[xtrfy01]

I haven't followed that closely in a while. Are they still putting an Exynos processor in the S-series for EU and Snapdragon for US? They had been doing that for several years, but I thought they went full Exynos a couple years ago.

Edit: Sorry, I should have looked it up before posting. I guess the S25 is the first one where there's no Exynos, which is what you meant by the entire lineup uses Snapdragon. All the previous ones were split (regionally) between Exynos and Snapdragon CPUs. So this is conjecture about the Exynos being back for S26 then?

theyre trying to use 2500 for new z flip and could be posible for tablets too its why theyre still on it