Samsung's Galaxy S25 Series May Face Chip Changes Due to Yield Issues

TapTechNews October 7th news, the upcoming Galaxy S25 series from Samsung is expected to be the company's first phone to adopt a 3-nanometer chip. Previously, there were rumors that Samsung would use the 3-nm Exynos 2500 in the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+, while using the 3-nm Snapdragon 8 Elite in the Galaxy S25 Ultra. However, the latest reports suggest that due to the company's difficulties in its own 3-nm Exynos chips, this plan may change.

According to the Korean media BusinessKorea, Samsung's 3-nm Exynos 2500 chip is facing yield problems. Yield refers to the percentage of all chips that pass the quality certification among all chips, and the rest of the chips are discarded. Although Samsung is full of confidence in the second-generation 3-nm process and the Exynos 2500 chip, the report said its yield is relatively low, but no specific data is given.

TapTechNews noted that Samsung's semiconductor chip foundry business has been facing challenges. Despite investing billions of dollars, the company still fails to catch up with TSMC. In fact, the gap between the two is widening instead. In the second quarter of this year, TSMC's market share rose to 62.3%, while Samsung Foundry's market share dropped to only 11.5%.

If the report is true, Samsung may be forced to use the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip in all Galaxy S25 series models worldwide - Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra. In the past, Snapdragon chips have always been more powerful and efficient than the corresponding Exynos chips.