First of all, let’s talk about why Samsung is behind the Exynos processor. Look, Samsung is one of the biggest companies that makes mobile phones, makes components, owns chips, even the foundries are owned by Samsung. At one time, the chips for Snapdragon processors were also made by Samsung.
So what is the best thing about Samsung? If you are making a mobile phone, then put all the things in it, then you will have full control, pricing will also be there, you will be able to make more and more profit. And it will be the best thing. On the same thing, Samsung has kept its Exynos processor alive.
The Issues Faced by Exynos in the Past
The problem in the past was that for many years, there was heating in the Exynos processor and the battery was drained. Due to which the majority, especially when Exynos came in the flagship phones, Samsung got a lot of criticism for that. And to improve this thing, they made major changes in Exynos many times. Like integrating AMD’s GPU.
AI and Strategic Partnerships
This year, the proper integration of AI is to be done in the Galaxy S24 and S24+. And along with this, a deal is also going on with Samsung’s Qualcomm. In which, they will use an advanced version of the latest processor of Snapdragon. And you can see the Snapdragon Elite for Galaxy in the upcoming Galaxy S25.
The Arrival of Exynos 2500
But the main thing is that Samsung also has a processor like Exynos 2500, which they have not yet announced. And they can debut it in Galaxy S25. Basically, it’s a simple thing that Exynos will come in S25 and S25+. And they will put Snapdragon in the Ultra model. But that doesn’t mean that Exynos will be behind here.
Improvements Seen in Exynos 2400
This year, Exynos’s 2400 had seen improvements many times. Where AI features were improved, there was an improvement in graphics performance, and there was an improvement in thermal efficiency. And it also reduced the problem of battery drain to a large extent. And even the surprising thing is that there were some selected benchmarks where Exynos 2400 beat Snapdragon 8th Gen 3.
What Can Happen in 2025?
First of all, it is known from the report that Exynos 2500 will be made using Samsung’s multi-foundry strategy. That is, some chips will be made by themselves and some chips can be manufactured by TSMC. And these chips will be based on 3NM.
Along with this, the new chips of 3NM will be based on next generation design. They will use next generation fabrication technology. So first, the problem in Samsung’s foundry will be solved here. The problem of heating will be reduced. Along with this, the problem of battery life which you did not get to see, will also be solved here.
The Role of AMD’s Eclipse GPU
With this, Exynos 2500 will not be limited to this. Improvements will be made in it. They also put an Eclipse chip with AMD. Well, Samsung got a positive response to this technology. However, the problem that was stuck at one place was that the game developers did not bring out more optimized games according to this GPU. There were some games.
And now what is going to happen is that the technology of this Eclipse GPU will be taken across the board in its other phones as well. This year we saw in A series. But in 2025, we will also see in the phones of M series and F series.
Encouraging Game Optimization
If this GPU goes in most of the phones, then many game developers will optimize their games according to this GPU. Better result and better output will come out. In which ray tracing can be done, graphics performance can be done, that is.
Competing with Apple, Not Just Snapdragon
Samsung is not trying to beat Snapdragon here. Here they are trying to beat Apple Silicon A18 Pro. It is good to have such aspirations. But until the phone does not come in the market or does not come in our hands, it is a little difficult to say.
AI and On-Device Intelligence
After this, another advancement is going to happen in Exynos. This time, Samsung is focusing a lot on AI. That is, on-device AIQ will be one of the major things for Samsung. Most of the work, artificial intelligence, which we saw in Galaxy AI, is done in the mobile phone here.
Whether it is image generation, text generation, text to speech, whatever it is, all those things are done in your device. Because now in 2025, people will want that the processing inside them is in the data mobile. And at least the data goes from the mobile phone to the third-party server.
Enhanced Privacy Through AI Processing
Even today, the AI that comes in the majority of phones depends on third-party servers. But if the mobile phone can do AI in a better way, then it will be a very good thing for privacy. And it will be one of the key focus for Samsung, where you can easily achieve things like image generation in the mobile phone in a fast way. So AI will work on NPU.
Exynos Across the Lineup
But look at one thing, the Exynos processor is not limited here. That you got to see only in such flagships. This processor is available in all the phones of Samsung across the board. And there are some selected phones that give Snapdragon or MediaTek.
Introduction of Exynos 1580 for Mid-Range Phones
But this time there will be a special thing with Exynos. The new 1580 will be a processor that will be seen in the upcoming A-series phones. And it will also make a place in the M-series and F-series. And in this, the Eclipse GPU has also been targeted.
Wi-Fi 6 is enhanced, LPDDR5 RAM support, UFS 3.1 support, Bluetooth 5.4 and 200MP camera support. That is, make a decent and good chip. But this process will be for budget and mid-range phones. And which will be on 4NF technology.
Long-Term Software Support
Now the thing to see is when this processor comes in mobile phones. So what impact does it have on Samsung’s budget and mid-range series? If the performance is good, if the product is delivered correctly, then it can be a very advanced thing.
Along with this, there is another reason why Samsung is stuck behind Exynos. That they are trying to provide software support to their phones for a long time. Which was recently seen in the Galaxy A16, where there was a software update of 6 years.
Will Phones Slow Down?
Now many people say that if the software update is getting a phone right now, whether it is a mid-range phone or a budget phone. So if the software update will be there for a long time, will our phone slow down? Well, this is not going to happen.
If you would have said this 5-6 years ago, then it would have been true. But this is not going to happen now. Because at this time, the mobile phone and their processors are already so fast and advanced. That now it is very capable according to the future.
Mid-Range Processors are Future-Ready
I am saying this with the mid-range processor. And the second thing is that the requirement in Android is that the more resources it takes, the requirement is not increased as fast as the processor is advanced. That is, even after the next 5 years, today’s mid-range processor will also perform the same as it does here today.
Looking Ahead to 2nm Chips
That’s why many companies guarantee a lag-free experience for 4 years, 3 years. Because the requirement in Android, the optimization of the software has improved a lot. And there has even been an improvement in the processors.
In the coming time, 2nm processors will also come, but they will not come in 2025. For that, you will have to wait for 2026. Here TSMC is doing trial production of 2nm. Samsung’s foundries are also going behind 2nm. So that will also be an advanced thing.
Competing in the Mid-Range Market
With this, there will be one more thing with the Exynos processor. That here Samsung is directly competing with the mid-range of Snapdragon Mediatek. Which is literally doing very well.
If I talk in today’s time, Snapdragon does the best job in the flagship. After that comes Exynos and then comes Mediatek’s number. But Mediatek has also done a very good job here.
Confidence in Exynos 2500
This year, D9400 has been removed and Snapdragon 8 Elite has also been reduced. Now everything is with Exynos. With Exynos 2500, Samsung is so confident that it can put Exynos 2500 in its Fold 7 Flip 7. And maybe Exynos 2500 can be a dream chip that we have been talking about for many years.
Designing Chips from Scratch
Because Samsung had decided that we will design the whole chip from scratch. Although they are still using the architecture of ARM. But they will also work in their own architecture. So it’s a matter of seeing.
Final Thoughts: Can Exynos Make a Comeback?
Would Exynos processors be able to bring the comeback that is expected from them in 2025? Because this year I can tell you that Samsung will launch its multiple processor products. It’s not just limited to mobile phones.
Expansion to Other Devices
Here, the Exynos processor is being focused on smart watches, which will come in the upcoming Galaxy Watches. Which will run on Wear OS. There Samsung can play this thing very well. Along with this, Exynos processor in TVs and all the Samsung devices that come, which are AIoT powered devices. Samsung’s bespoken series, wherever they use AI, they are going to use their own chips.
Stability is the New Benchmark
So a lot of interesting things are going to happen. If they play on the AI race, or if they improve the efficiency of their processor. And give better results than Snapdragon and better results than Dimensity in head-to-head efficiency and thermal management. This can prove to be a game changer.
Because now the story is not about performance, it’s about stability. If anyone provides stability, gives stable performance, gives stable thermals, gives stable battery life. He will win the game. The time to show more numbers and win the game has passed. Now it’s time for stability. Let’s see what Exynos shows in 2025.
