You told us: Galaxy S25 chip survey wants Snapdragon, not Exynos

When you’re a smartphone manufacturing giant, there are few points of greater pride than shipping phones equipped with your company’s own chips. But much more than just demonstrating industrial achievements, owning your own chips can have a big impact on your company’s economics, as well as its ability to respond with agility to changing market demands – and that’s not even to mention how much easier it can be. software development. So it’s not at all surprising to see a company like Samsung continue its efforts on Exynos.

Samsung may have Exynos at its disposal, but the company clearly likes to keep its options open and also makes a ton of hardware based on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors – we even get the occasional MediaTek model, like the new Galaxy Tab S10 series. And the question of which chip will go into which hardware is probably never more controversial than when we’re talking about the next Galaxy S series flagship.

Often, Samsung likes to divide things by market, going for Exynos chips on its home turf and offering Snapdragon phones to buyers in the United States. But with recent releases like the Galaxy S24 FE featuring Exynos across the board, what could this mean for the company’s plans for next year’s Galaxy S25? We’ve heard a lot of rumors, but since nothing is certain yet, we decided to ask you: which one do you prefer?

Would you buy an Exynos Galaxy S25?

Given that US buyers have long loved Snapdragon-powered Galaxy phones and all they’ve no doubt heard about Exynos’ shortcomings in raw power, it shouldn’t be surprising to see Qualcomm die-hards win this competition. But as inevitable as it may seem, it still doesn’t seem like a total loss for Samsung.

After all, a full fifth of respondents are ready to dive into the Exynos waters, confident that even if Samsung’s silicon can’t beat Qualcomm’s in a head-to-head test, it will still be more than enough for what they want. what they will actually do with their phones. And about a third of you are willing to let the hardware speak for itself and want to wait to pass judgment here until you’ve seen what Samsung can actually build.

One of the main issues we thought about when conducting this survey was cost, and with Exynos chips cheaper for Samsung to make and use than going with a Qualcomm solution, this could theoretically help prevent Galaxy S25 costs reach unsustainable levels. As we review the feedback we’ve received, the nature of your concerns with the Exynos chips is really starting to crystallize, and it has nothing to do with price: you’re worried they’ll get too hot and you’re worried about how long they’ll last battery life. Even all things being equal, a phone that gets too hot when you’re using it is just plain uncomfortable and easily detracts from the kind of “premium” experience buyers expect from a major brand’s flagship lineup.

This isn’t exactly a new concern for Samsung Exynos chips, and with each new generation we wonder if this will be the entry that truly manages to balance performance and heat in a way that ticks all the right boxes. And if it can do all that while being more affordable than a Snapdragon, that’s just icing on the cake. For now, the Exynos 2500 is still a big unknown, and hopefully Samsung can do a little to ease concerns about it as we get closer to the hardware it will power.