You might not remember it, but there was a time when Samsung only offered a single chipset choice with their devices. The first Samsung flagship that had an Exynos and a Snapdragon version was the Galaxy S8, but before then, the company alternated between only a Qualcomm chip (like the Galaxy S5) or only an Exynos Chip (like the Galaxy S7).
While the recent years of Samsung flagships have shown us that Snapdragon is almost always a better choice for power and efficiency, the question is, if Samsung went back to an Exynos-only lineup like a certain rumor claims, would you be on board to buy it?
A Very Unlikely Rumor Claims That The S25 Line Will Completely Ditch Snapdragon
There isn't much basis to it, especially since it only seems to be one tipster who has picked up on it, but OreXDA on X claims that the Samsung Galaxy S25 phones will only use Exynos chips. Yep, the claim is that the option of a Snapdragon is going to die next year.
As the tweet says, the Z foldables will then be the ones to claim the Snapdragon privileges, but even in theory, that sounds very unlikely. The discourse on the undesirability of the Exynos models has gone on for a long time, so for Samsung to give the consumers exactly what they don't want seems an unlikely move, and certainly an unprofitable one. Even the leaker themself doesn't sound too sure of things.
Sure, Samsung has had Exynos-only models, but not since they adopted the dual-chip lineup. However, if they did go in this direction, it would mean they have serious faith in the chip to power the show.
Samsung's Exynos 2500 Is Supposedly The Chip In Question
Speaking of the chip, it seems that it will be the Exynos 2500, and by the looks of things, it would be a very solid processor. It'll be built on a 3nm process by Samsung themselves, and have ten cores similar to the Exynos 2400 in some models of the S24. At least one of those cores is expected to be the new Blackhawk from ARM, and it will supposedly be better in single-core performance than Apple's latest.
Considering how close the Exynos 2400 is to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, we're expecting that working on a smaller process and using new ARM cores will advance the performance of the new Exynos chip a lot farther than we expect them to be.
We'll get more information on the Exynos 2500 as the year goes on, as it is expected to be announced later this year, and see its first release in at least some models of the S25.
Would You Go For An Exynos-Powered S25 If It Was The Only Choice?
So, the question remains, if Samsung were to go back to an Exynos-only lineup for their most popular flagships, would you still be in line on launch day?
For me, as long as the Exynos brings a level of performance that matches Qualcomm's latest without too many downsides, I don't see the problem. Sure, Snapdragon is the premium name, but as long as Samsung's chip can level up as we've seen it do, it'll be sufficient for me.
