Subj : The Samsung Galaxy S25's chipset woes could be solved by an unlik
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Date : Thu Jun 27 2024 11:30:06

The Samsung Galaxy S25's chipset woes could be solved by an unlikely silicon 
player

Date:
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:20:04 +0000

Description:
Samsung is reportedly considering a partnership with MediaTek to meet its 
Galaxy S25 chipset demands.

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Samsung is no stranger to equipping its Galaxy smartphones with different 
chipsets in different regions, but the company has traditionally stuck to a 
two-chipset approach on occasions where its been unable to offer the same 
chips across the board (see the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S24 lines). 

With the Samsung Galaxy S25 line, however, Samsung is reportedly considering 
adding a third chipset into the mix. Specifically, the smartphone giant could 
use a MediaTek chip  presumably the MediaTek Dimensity 9400  in certain 
regions, owing to alleged production issues with its own Exynos 2500. 

This tip comes from Korean news outlet FNN (via Digital Trends ), and builds 
on earlier reports claiming that Samsung is no longer on track to manufacture 
enough Exynos 2500 chipsets in time for the Galaxy S25s assumed January 
launch. It was previously thought that Samsung might be forced to use 
Qualcomms as-yet-unannounced Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset in every Galaxy S25 
model to abate these production concerns, but FNN reports that the high price 
of that particular chipset could see Samsung turning to MediaTek for help. 

Wed take this rumor with a hefty pinch of salt, not least because seasoned 
Samsung tipster Ming-Chi Kuo recently claimed that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 
will likely be used in every Galaxy S25 model globally . That said, the 
situation may have changed for Samsung in the few weeks since Kuo made that 
claim. 

Whats more, Samsung was already rumoured to be equipping its upcoming Galaxy 
Tab S10 Plus tablet with the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus chipset, so it 
wouldnt be beyond the realms of possibility for the company to do the same 
with the Galaxy S25 in certain regions. According to a report by South Korean 
media FNN, Samsung's Exynos 2500 chip may not meet production requirements 
due to its low yield. Therefore, Samsung may cooperate with MediaTek to 
customize chips for Galaxy S25 and S25+smartphones. Although this news lacks 
some evidence, June 27, 2024 

As for what those regions will be, we suspect that Samsung will use a mix of 
MediaTek and Exynos chipsets in Galaxy S25 models offered across Europe, 
India and South Korea (if indeed FNNs report turns out to be accurate). 

As with the Samsung Galaxy S24 line, the US market will likely remain 
Qualcomm-exclusive across the board, and its also worth noting that the 
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra , specifically, will surely be offered with the 
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 in every region. 

For US readers, then  or indeed anyone whos planning on picking up the 
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra  this news should be of little consequence. But if 
you live outside of the US and are waiting patiently for the standard Galaxy 
S25 or Galaxy S25 Plus, its worth keeping tabs on this rumor if youre overly 
concerned about the chipset set to power your future smartphone. You might 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-phones/the-samsung-galaxy-s25s
-chipset-woes-could-be-solved-by-an-unlikely-silicon-player


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