The Galaxy S25 series exclusively ships with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, suggesting that Samsung continues to face troubles in bumping up the yields of its advanced node to mass produce the Exynos 2500 in higher quantities. Fortunately, the Korean giant might have sufficient supply to use the silicon in a single foldable smartphone model, which a tipster says will be the Galaxy Z Flip 7. We also learn that the chipset will share the same 10-core cluster as the previous-generation Exynos 2400, but it will sport ARM’s improved CPU designs. As for the remaining details, let us look at them with a closer eye.
New Xclipse 950 GPU to feature AMD’s RDNA 3.5 architecture, with the Exynos 2500 featuring ARM’s Cortex-X925 as its fastest core
The Exynos 2500 launch was not mentioned by tipster @Jukanlosreve, but he states that the SoC will be used in the Galaxy Z Flip 7. Samsung likely intends to cut down the production cost of its clamshell foldable smartphone by not using the Snapdragon 8 Elite, and that will mean leaving performance on the table in exchange for potentially selling the Galaxy Z Flip 7 at a lower price. Coming to the specifications, we learn that the Exynos 2500 will feature a 10-core CPU, with the first one being ARM’s Cortex-X925 running at 3.30GHz, with two Cortex-A725 operating at 2.75GHz.
Next up, we have the 5-core Cortex-A725, with the remaining two belonging to Cortex-A520 and running at 1.80GHz. The total L3 cache stands at 16MB, and the Exynos 2500 provides support for 16-bit quad-channel LPDDR5X RAM at 9.6Gbps. The Galaxy Z Flip 7 will also support UFS 4.0 storage. Coming to the GPU, the Exynos 2500 is said to be paired with the Xclipse 950 GPU, with Samsung once again partnering with AMD to leverage its RDNA3.5 architecture. The graphics processor is rumored to house eight cores, with its clock speed listed as 1.30GHz.
The remaining specifications include an NPU with 56TOPS, support for a 320MP camera, and decoding and encoding at 8K 60FPS and 8K 30FPS, respectively. On paper, the Exynos 2500 sounds impressive, but we feel it will trail behind the Snapdragon 8 Elite and Dimensity 9400. The tipster did not mention if the chipset will be mass produced on Samsung’s 3nm GAA technology, but we should learn about the elusive information in a couple of months, so stay tuned for more updates.
