Samsung could be in a pickle if Samsung Foundry doesn’t improve the yield on production of its 3nm chips.
Back in June, we told you to expect a price hike for the Galaxy S25 series early next year. At that time, reliable TF International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that a 25% to 30% price hike for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 application processor (AP) could lead to a similar price hike for Samsung’s flagship phone series for 2025. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 AP is priced between $190-$$200 and after Kuo’s predicted price hike the chipset could carry a price tag between $237.50 and $260.
Speaking of Kuo, who is known more for his predictions related to Apple, Samsung Foundry’s low-yield production at the 3nm node is part of the reason why we could see a 30% price hike for the Galaxy S25 series in 2025. Samsung could continue to use the same strategy of equipping the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ with an Exynos chipset, in this case, the Exynos 2500 SoC, in all markets except for the U.
