Samsung is said to adopt a dual-chipset launch strategy with its Galaxy S25 series next year by using both Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and its Exynos 2500 for various handsets. The Korean giant followed this approach with the Galaxy S24 lineup, which was the primary contributor to Samsung’s Q1 2024 operating profit, which climbed by a whopping 933 percent compared to Q1 2023. Now, a new report states that the Exynos 2500 will raise the bar and is expected to use the second-generation 3nm GAA (Gate-All-Around) process to improve the efficiency of next year’s flagship models.
Adopting more Exynos 2500 variants of the Galaxy S25 models in multiple regions will also help Samsung reduce its chipset expenditure
To keep pace with TSMC’s progress, Business Korea reports that Samsung will leverage its second-generation 3nm GAA process to mass produce the Exynos 2500. For now, the Korean behemoth is the only foundry to apply Gate-All-Around technology to its mobile chipsets, possibly giving it the upper hand against its Taiwanese semiconductor rival’s second-generation ‘N3E’ node. The report mentions that the Exynos 2500 will exhibit greater power-efficiency attributes compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, though it should be noted that these claims were previously made by one tipster.
For those who do not know, Samsung’s 3nm GAA process is said to reduce energy leakage and increase current drive. The company claims that its second-generation technology will lower power consumption by up to 50 percent, increase performance by 30 percent, and reduce the area by 35 percent. The first-generation 3nm GAA node was noted to have a slew of improvements over Samsung’s 5nm process, with power consumption cut by up to 45 percent, improved performance by 23 percent, and reduced area by 16 percent.
Rumored testing of the Exynos 2500 claimed that the latter has already beaten Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in CPU and GPU tests, so assuming this information holds up, Samsung is off to a terrific start. However, we should not jump to conclusions before the first benchmarks come out in the wild, so while it is commendable to see Samsung making efforts to maintain competition with TSMC, we should treat this report with a pinch of salt for now.
News Source: Business Korea
