Tipster reiterates Galaxy S25 series to sport Snapdragon 8 Elite everywhere

13 November 2024
Previous reports suggested Samsung is facing low yield rates for its in-house Exynos 2500 chip.

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Casuarius2000, 19 Nov 2024Still it won't be god in the long term. Samsung shou... moreLong term won't matter if Samsung is unable to meet demand of their flagship phone. Revenue down, profit down, ability to do R&D down. Just because Samsung goes with Qualcomm today doesn't mean they stop investing in Exynos. Samsung knows that, they would rather use Exynos due to the cost savings. But this time, yield is the issue. No point in sticking with Exynos when they cannot even make them in sufficient quantities.

    Kangal, 18 Nov 2024Not correct. All variants are bootloader locked, with extr... moreMaybe I haven't explained very well but when I mean custom ROM's I mean One UI ports especially.
    https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-port-oneui-6-0-14-apricityrom-for-galaxy-s10-series-v3-1.4654186/
    There are in XDA many forums with One Ui ports.

      Kangal, 18 Nov 2024Not correct. All variants are bootloader locked, with extr... moreAll persons who flash a custom ROM on Samsung device knows that Know will be tripped but still if you can to use banking apps and have enabled the integrity patcher by google on the play store you can install magisk modules to bypass it. Most Samsung apps like health and wallet will work except for secure folder that uses knox. Still if worth doing if you have an old flagship device.

        Kangal, 18 Nov 2024Not correct. All variants are bootloader locked, with extr... moreThe difference is that you can unlock the bootloader easily in Exynos variants, the only Qualcomm variants that aren't too difficult to unlock it is the Hong Kong variant.
        North American variants are a pain to unlock the bootloader to flash a custom recovery for then install an ASOP ROM.

        And international Qualcomm variants those who aren't sold in North America, like the S20 FE 5G, S21FE Qualcomm, S22 and the S23.

          potato4k, 17 Nov 2024Having something to sell is better than nothing at all. Sam... moreStill it won't be god in the long term.
          Samsung should avoid using Qualcomm processors and only rely on Exynos for better hardware-software integration, my issue isn't with the Qualcomm SoC's, is with the preference developers have with Qualcomm SoC's to optimise theirs apps and games leaving behind Exynos and oher SoC's.

            Casuarius2000, 15 Nov 2024Qualcomm variants can support Custom ROM's but since m... moreNot correct.
            All variants are bootloader locked, with extra protection with Knox. It is VERY difficult to bypass, on top of Google's WideVine lock. Any breakthroughs have been luck, as a vulnerability was found in a Samsung Update.

            Generally speaking, there is no Root + Widevine, or Custom Roms for Samsung Galaxy S-Phones. Please go have a look on xda developers. I think the last major device to get any decent action was the S10 Lineup, and even then it is not pretty.

            If you want the "software freedom" there are two options: Google Pixel or Good Luck.

              Casuarius2000, 17 Nov 2024It isn't a win win at the end, the final product cost ... moreHaving something to sell is better than nothing at all. Samsung needs Qualcomm as they have yield issue with Exynos 2500. Spending more to have the Snapdragon and S25 ready to sell is better than unable to produce enough and losing sales.

              And like I said, Qualcomm needs Samsung as the SD8Elite is akin to their "M1" moment. It would be an anti climax is it's only available in some Chinese phones that are not available in every market.

                potato4k, 16 Nov 2024This is beneficial for both. Samsung is having yield issues... moreIt isn't a win win at the end, the final product cost will increase, Samsung will need to buy CPU's to Qualcomm, they will lose profit and their foundry isn't passing the best moment right now.
                Competition becomes stagnant.

                  Casuarius2000, 16 Nov 2024I see. Still Qualcomm should understand that Samsung has i... moreThis is beneficial for both. Samsung is having yield issues with the Exynos 2500. Qualcomm wants a big OEM like Samsung using their flagship chip. Win win.

                    potato4k, 15 Nov 2024Nobody's selling as much flagship Android phone as Sam... moreI see.
                    Still Qualcomm should understand that Samsung has its in-house processors and that is essential for Samsung to keep the foundry industry afloat. Qualcomm ought to search another alternatives apart from Samsung, this strategy is damaging Samsung foundry reputation and challenging the future of Exynos.


                      you have to suffer, 15 Nov 2024when it comes to buying samsung phones, consumers ouside th... moreNice lies.
                      Every test, benchmark and real user experience prove that Exynos is the way to go.

                      In the other hand Qualcomm a while offer good experience fail to beat Exynos, and in Samsung Exynos is the way to go, better hardware-software integration, software updates are faster and more easy to send for Samsung.

                      TurdQualcomm SoC heats the same and doesn't prove ANY better experience.

                        Casuarius2000, 15 Nov 2024I see but Qualcomm should approach other companies that sel... moreNobody's selling as much flagship Android phone as Samsung. Look at the best selling phones. The S24 managed to get in the top 10. Zero flagships from the rest of the OEMs. If you want user ase, you'll go with Samsung.

                          Ravi049, 14 Nov 2024Slim version sounds interesting. Hope they get it right the... moreslim versions may be interesting but.. they are prone to get bent

                            Casuarius2000, 15 Nov 2024A hot mess 😂😂 You clearly haven't seen the tests, you... morewhen it comes to buying samsung phones, consumers ouside the US and china have left no choice whether to buy a phone with snapdragon variant or not. no one wants more induction stoves disguising as smartphones🙏
                            exystove sucks at everything. whether the thermals and crappy signal reception.

                              potato4k, 14 Nov 2024I think this is believable now. It's beneficial for bo... moreI see but Qualcomm should approach other companies that sell globally apart from Samsung to ship the smartphones with its processors. They can have Xioami, Honor and Motorola.

                              Leave Samsung alone to focus solely on its own Exynos in-house processors, is beneficial for Samsung as they don't have to pay Qualcomm for the chipsets and avoid an increase in the final product price, also they become even better refining its SoC's

                                Anonymous, 14 Nov 2024samsung should partner with google and use tensor g chip fo... moreAre you serious?
                                Google's Tensor Soc is way WORSE than Samsung Exynos in terms of performance and efficiency.
                                Check the speed tests, benchmarks and users experience. Tensor SoC even if it shares the same fabrication process and modem with Samsung is way inferior in CPU/GPU and AI capabilties.

                                  RealLifePhones, 14 Nov 2024It's good that Samsung only launches Exynos chips when... moreI agree.
                                  Some people here can't really comprehend how this can affect not only the SoC market but also the company earnings that need to maintain itself, in this case Samsung foundry. Allowing TSMC to become a monopoly.

                                    you have to suffer, 14 Nov 2024i hope they offer snapdragon worldwide again like in galaxy... moreA hot mess 😂😂
                                    You clearly haven't seen the tests, you stuck in the past if you think that the newer generation of Exynos SoC's have overheating issues like the Exynos 990.

                                      Kangal, 14 Nov 2024I can see this being true. And even I would be tempted to b... moreQualcomm variants can support Custom ROM's but since most of the time the majority of Qualcomm variants are sold in North America they came factory locked, then there's the Hong Kong variant that is sold in China and is factory unlocked by default but its availability is more limited and importing it isn't easy, so ROM development for it is almost non existent.

                                        Anonymous, 14 Nov 2024This is so good. Dragon everywhere. And huge improvement th... moreNot good if you see it from the company perspective.
                                        Means less competition and more market stagnation, not to mention the rise in cost for the final product since Samsung will need to buy Qualcomm SoC's, therefore Samsung will apply cost cutting strategies like in camera and other aspects.

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