If there's one thing that it seems that Samsung never wants to give up on, it is its chipmaking endeavors. Exynos chips have been around for ages, but ever since Qualcomm's Snapdragons overtook them in performance, there hasn't been a single consumer salivating at the idea of an Exynos-powered Samsung.
The South Korean OEM doesn't care though, and will keep trying to shove Exynos chips down our throats. The silver lining is that this stubbornness has made those chips “less bad”. That's good because it seems Z Flip 7 and Z Flip FE users will be forced to use the Exynos 2500.
Samsung Has The Exynos 2500 Planned As The Chipset Of Choice For 2025's Clamshell Foldables
Having your own custom chips as a smartphone company is a very rare thing and the number of companies that can boast of that can be counted on one hand (Huawei, Apple, Google, Samsung). Perhaps that's why Samsung stubbornly continues to prioritize its Exynos chips when it can, even though its chips are very clearly inferior to options from third parties like MediaTek and Qualcomm.
Around mid-2025, we expect Samsung to release the seventh generation of its Z foldables, and thanks to a report from ChosunBiz in Korea, we know one of Samsung's intended moves for the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and the new Galaxy Flip FE that will launch alongside it.
Samsung is planning to make its two clamshell foldables for 2025 carry the Exynos 2500 instead of a Qualcomm chip. This is particularly noteworthy because none of Samsung's foldables have opted for an Exynos chip ever since their inception. That's even more reason why this is bound to be an unpopular move for most intending buyers. The report made no mention of the Z Fold 7, however, so that's likely to escape the Exynos fate.
Better The Z Flip 7 Than The Z Fold 7
If Samsung really wants to get the Exynos 2500 into one of its flagships for next year, the best-case scenario is what they're going for. Clamshell foldables are super cool, but they've never been the primary choice for enthusiasts and power users. Instead, you'll find them used among more casual and fashion-forward consumers.
With that in consideration, there's hardly a better place to put an “underpowered” flagship chip than on the Samsung flagship least likely to be in the hands of Android nerds like you and me.
Exynos 2500 Focus Shifted From The Samsung Galaxy S25 Series Due To Poor Yield
If you've been paying attention to the news, you probably know that the initial impression we had was that Samsung was keen on bringing its latest chip to its S series next year, but poor yield during production was frustrating that effort.
It seems that while yield might be improving, it is hardly at a point where Samsung can reliably ship its S25 models with it. The Z Flip 7 and Z Flip FE are coming out so much later, which gives Samsung more than enough time to clean up its yield issues and still get its beloved Exynos chip out into the market.
