- The Galaxy Z Flip 7 will be the first foldable phone from Samsung to use the Exynos chipset, breaking away from the usual Qualcomm Snapdragon chips.
Exynos 2500 Chip Details
- The Exynos 2500 is expected to be a 10-core processor that competes with the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
- Manufactured using Samsung's SF3 3nm node, the chip can reach a peak frequency of 3.3GHz.
- The cores will be divided into clusters of 2.75GHz, 2.36GHz, and 1.8GHz, and it will include the Xclipse 950 GPU.
Production Plans
- Exynos 2500 will enter production in early 2025.
- Samsung plans to produce a total of 229.4 million phones in 2025, with 3 million units dedicated to the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and 900,000 units for the Z Flip FE.
Samsung’s Strategy
- By using its own Exynos chips, Samsung is looking to reduce its reliance on Qualcomm, which dominates the foldable market.
Consumer Sentiment
- While Samsung moves to Exynos, Qualcomm remains the preferred choice for most foldable device makers and consumers.