A fairly wild rumor out of Samsung’s residence of Korea as we speak claims the corporate is considering utilizing MediaTek Dimensity chips for the Galaxy S25 household which is because of launch subsequent yr in January.
Not simply MediaTek chips, thoughts, however MediaTek Dimensity chips (presumably the Dimensity 9400) alongside the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Samsung’s personal Exynos 2500. So if this pans out (and that is an enormous if), then the subsequent flagship household from the Korean model might have three totally different SoCs in varied markets.
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This, nevertheless, is way from a given, contemplating how even as we speak’s rumor is barely saying the corporate would possibly do that, not that it has already determined. The reasoning behind such a transfer has to do with Qualcomm’s oft-rumored value hike for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 coupled with the not-so-great yields on the Exynos 2500.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is rumored to value round $190-200, whereas the 8 Gen 4 is perhaps as a lot as $260 per unit. The Exynos 2500 yield is at the moment at about 40%, however 60% is required in an effort to begin mass manufacturing. Nonetheless, Samsung plans to enhance this by August.
If the Exynos yields keep low and contemplating how costly Qualcomm’s subsequent high-end chip shall be, it very nicely could serve Samsung so as to add in MediaTek to the combination – or no less than attempt to use such a risk as a negotiating tactic with Qualcomm.
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