Samsung is hoping to sharply increase its 3nm yield so that it can make enough Exynos 2500 APs for the Galaxy S25 line.
Earlier this week we told you that thanks to poor yields experienced by Samsung Foundry with its 3nm production, Samsung might not have enough Exynos 2500 chipsets available to use on some flagship Galaxy S25 series models next year. For example, this year both the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ are powered by the Exynos 2400 application processor (AP) except in the U.S., Canada, and China where the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 AP is used instead. The latter chip is under the hood of all Galaxy S24 Ultra models.
Normally we’d expect next year’s Galaxy S25 line to have the same exact set up with the Exynos 2500 AP driving the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ in all markets except for the U.S., Canada, and China. In those markets, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset will be employed and the same chip will run the Galaxy S25 Ultra in all regions.
