It now looks very likely that the Samsung Galaxy S25 series will exclusively use the Snapdragon 8 Elite

Date:
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:34:45 +0000

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Yet another source has claimed the Samsung Galaxy S25 line will only use Snapdragon.

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Were probably now only a few months away from the launch of the Samsung
Galaxy S25 series, and as such we have quite a clear picture through leaks of many of the likely specs. But one thing that has remained uncertain is what chipsets these phones will use. Now though, its looking very likely that theyll all use the Snapdragon 8 Elite.

Thats because most recent leaks point in that direction, including todays, with reputable leaker @UniverseIce claiming that the Snapdragon 8 Elite will be used, and specifically saying the other two rumored chipsets namely the Exynos 2500 and the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 wont.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite is the brand new successor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which powered many of the years best Android phones , including the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra . So in many ways its an obvious choice of chipset. Samsung Galaxy S25 series uses the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. Not the Exynos 2500 and Dimensity 9400 October 23, 2024

But Samsung often uses its own Exynos chipsets in at least some models in
some regions, and this year leaks also suggested MediaTek could be in the
mix, due to Qualcomm reportedly charging more for the Snapdragon 8 Elite than it did for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.

So there was some uncertainty over which chipset or mix of chipsets Samsung would go for. But while we still dont have official confirmation, wed say the Snapdragon 8 Elite is likely to be used everywhere, since not only has this latest leak said as much, but weve also heard similar from leaker @Jukanlosreve , who claimed that Samsung had been in negotiations with MediaTek, but has ultimately decided to only use the Dimensity 9400 for the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE.

Some earlier leaks also pointed to Samsung going all-in on Snapdragon , with Exynos also apparently out of the picture due to the company having manufacturing issues with the new chipset. An elite chipset The Snapdragon 8 Elite's specs (Image credit: Qualcomm)

If Samsung does exclusively use the Snapdragon 8 Elite in the Galaxy S25
line, then that will probably mostly be good news. It will mean for one thing that whichever S25 model you buy in whatever region, youll get an equal
amount of power (other than possible RAM differences).

More importantly, the Snapdragon 8 Elite sounds enormously impressive on paper, and could provide a huge boost both to AI and gaming. And while it remains to be seen how well this chipset will perform in the real world, typically the top Snapdragon models do outperform the top Exynos and MediaTek ones.

The one potential downside is the rumored price rise we mentioned above. If this chipset does cost significantly more than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 which given the Elite in the name it may well do then that increase could be
passed on to consumers, making the Samsung Galaxy S25 line more expensive
than the Samsung Galaxy S24 series.

Whether that will happen and how much more expensive these phones could actually get remains to be seen, but well probably find out in January or February going by Samsungs typical Galaxy S release timings. You might also like This Samsung Galaxy S25 leak seemingly shows all three models Best Samsung phones : top Galaxy handsets ranked Samsung Galaxy S24 FE review : an AI-powered phone that's light on sacrifices



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