Samsung Confirms That It Is Working On The Exynos 2500, Ensures There Will Be a Stable Supply For Its Upcoming ‘Flagship Models’

The Exynos 2500 rumors have been all over the place, with notable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicting that next year’s Galaxy S25 launch would exclusively arrive with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 as Samsung’s poor 3nm yields will result in the delay of its flagship SoC. Fortunately, during the Korean giant’s Q2 2024 financial results, the company clarified the chipset’s existence and ensured a stable supply for its upcoming ‘flagship models.’

A previous rumor claimed that Samsung was planning to launch its Galaxy S25 series with the MediaTek 9400 if the Exynos 2500 was delayed further

In its detailed press release, Samsung mentioned the following, stating that the initial response to its 3nm technology has been favorable and ensures that a stable supply of the Exynos 2500 will be available in the future. Do note that before this announcement, the company officially unveiled the Exynos W1000, its first wearable chipset mass produced on the 3nm GAA process, and brings a wide range of performance and efficiency improvements to the table.

“Initial response to the new SoC for wearables, which features the industry’s first 3nm technology, has been favorable and adoption of SoCs featuring this technology by key customers is expected to expand in the second half of the year. The Company also plans to ensure a stable supply of the Exynos 2500 for flagship models.”

While Samsung has attempted to appease readers, investors, and potential customers about its progress on the 3nm node, it has not mentioned the technology’s current yields. A few company executives who attended the Convention & Exhibition Center (COEX) in Seoul earlier this month assured that its 3nm GAA yields were stable, despite reports claiming that those yields stood at an abysmal 20 percent. Since the launch of the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung has consistently aimed for a dual-chipset approach, likely to reduce expenditure caused by relying heavily on Qualcomm’s chipsets.

This is one major reason the company has reportedly chosen to unveil its upcoming Galaxy Tab S10 lineup in October with the Dimensity 9300+ instead of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. This move will not only help reduce its chipset expenditure, which was estimated to have reached 18.1 percent of its total smartphone production cost but also gain bargaining leverage over Qualcomm. So far, the exact performance figures of the Exynos 2500 are unknown, but an earlier rumor claimed its efficiency exceeded Apple’s A15 Bionic, a three-year-old SoC, and ran at higher clock speeds.

Before the Exynos 2500 launch, we hope to learn something about it and how Samsung’s 3nm GAA process has been progressing. While the company made the right decision by publicly announcing its existence, a ton of information is currently in the dark.