Samsung simply launched it is Galaxy S25 sequence with all three fashions happening sale in India. The smartphones are priced from Rs. 80,999 and supply Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon eight Elite processors in all markets. This was a noticeable shift from the Galaxy S24 sequence, which went with Samsung’s personal Exynos 2400 SoC final yr for all fashions aside from its flagship Galaxy S24 Extremely. Nonetheless, Samsung might reportedly swap again to its Exynos chips for its next-gen Galaxy S26 sequence.
A report by the Korean publication The Bell has identified that Samsung Electronics has witnessed success with its Exynos 2600 SoC yield. The Exynos 2600 SoC’s present success stems from its 30 p.c yield, outperforming the Exynos 2500 SoC, which was by no means launched. Whereas reaching a 30 p.c success charge is an enormous deal, we did see a related report final yr with the Exynos 2500 SoC, however as issues panned out, Samsung clearly wasn’t able to roll them out with the Galaxy S25 sequence this yr, choosing Qualcomm’s chipset as an alternative.
The supply factors out that the chip division is now planning for mass manufacturing within the fourth quarter of this yr. Nonetheless, that is offered Samsung can obtain a 60 p.c success charge (or yield) with for its 2nm chipset. A 60 p.c yield is normally the requirement earlier than a chipset can enter mass manufacturing.
The report additionally goes on to make clear that Samsung Electonics’ failure to ship a greater yield was the rationale why Samsung opted for Qualcomm’s chipset in its newest Galaxy S25 sequence this yr. Samsung had converted to utilizing its personal Exynos 2400 SoC with its Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 Plus fashions final yr.
As per the most recent reviews, Samsung’s Galaxy S26 sequence is about to debut across the similar time its Galaxy S25 sequence was introduced this yr. Among the many many upgrades, Samsung is alleged to lastly swap to newer silicon carbon batteries, higher cameras and even an under-display digital camera for its Galaxy S26 Extremely mannequin.
