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Does this signal the end of the Snapdragon or Exynos debate?
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Qualcomm has confirmed that it will be at the launch of the Galaxy S25.
We now know that theSamsung GalaxyS25 family of phones willbe launched on 22 January, at Galaxy Unpacked. The event will be held in San Jose, California, and will see Samsung launch its latest devices in a bid to top thebest phones listsfor another year. We also now know that another significant hardware supplier will also be there.
In response to Samsung’s announcement of Galaxy Unpacked, Qualcomm replied, saying it would also be there.
See you there. 👀 https://t.co/Ao9dooQJ2VJanuary 7, 2025
See you there. 👀 https://t.co/Ao9dooQJ2VJanuary 7, 2025
There has been plenty of speculation about the hardware that’s going to power the next-gen Samsung phones, but with Snapdragon (Qualcomm’s branding for its mobile device chips) saying it’s going to be there, we at least have confirmation of what’s going to be inside the Galaxy S25.
There’s been plenty of debate surrounding the hardware in the Galaxy S25 devices. In the past Samsung has flipped between offering Snapdragon across all its phones globally (which was the case for the Galaxy S23), before reverting to a mixture with the Galaxy S24. In both cases, the Samsung devices ran a special version of the Snapdragon hardware, branded as Snapdragon for Galaxy.
However, that doesn’t seem to have stemmed Samsung’s ambitions to have Exynos (Samsung’s own hardware solution) powering all its devices. Earlier in 2024, it was suggested that theGalaxy S25 family might all be Exynos-powered, it was later suggested thatthe Galaxy S25 would be Snapdragon-poweredbecause of the increased demand for AI.
We then sawbenchmark results appearingfor new Samsung phones with Exynos hardware, suggesting that Samsung might be looking to offer a mixture once again.
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With Snapdragon using its official social media presence to confirm its attendance, it does beg the question of whether we’ll see representatives from Qualcomm taking to the stage. Does this also mean that we’re going to be seeing a continuation of Snapdragon for Galaxy hardware?
The launch of the new devices is now tantalisingly close, so there won’t be long to wait to find out exactly what Samsung’s plans are.
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