Forget Exynos, Snapdragon: Cheapest Galaxy S25 could use MediaTek Dimensity chip

Galaxy S25 vanilla model could use MediaTek Dimensity chip. This wild rumor comes after Samsung adopted Dimensity chipset across the Tab S10 lineup. It is being said that the cheapest S25 model could be equipped MediaTek chip globally.

Samsung will debut the Galaxy S25 series in early next year. Snapdragon 8 Elite chip is all set to be used in the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S25 base variant could make use of the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 processor.

The reason is, cost…

MediaTek’s Dimensity 9400 reportedly costs 20% less than the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Samsung could cancel the Exynos 2500 chip in the Galaxy S25 series. Hence, the Dimensity 9400 could be a good option to keep the dual-chip strategy alive.

It seems Samsung is exploring ways to diversify its mobile chip supply chain. Exynos SoCs could stay away from mainstream flagships until reaching the performance benchmark. As MediaTek is doing good, the base variant should get it.

MediaTek’s Dimensity 9400 shares the same fabrication tech as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite. The US tech giant has fueled its Oryon architecture which brings a major push to overall performance but results in higher costs.

There are rumors of Galaxy S26 cancellation due to low demand for small flagship. The company could make this chip difference to clot the Plus and Ultra sales. However, these all are just assumptions as the official launch is far away.

Dimensity 9400 could feature Arm’s all-new Cortex-X925 CPU and Immortalis G925 GPU. Arm revealed that the target frequency of the X925 is 3.6GHz and higher. Immortalis-G925 GPU is designed to offer the best gaming and AI experience

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