The Exynos 2500 may have failed to launch early and compete with the Snapdragon 8 Elite by not finding a place in Samsung’s Galaxy S25 models, but thankfully, the company has not outright canceled as it was previously reported to be optimizing the SoC for an unveiling in the second half of 2025. According to the latest update, Samsung has commenced mass production of the Exynos 2500, but due to the poor 3nm GAA yields that the company has been unable to scale so far, the chipset will be available in limited quantity.
New report claims that Samsung can only manage around 5,000 monthly units of the Exynos 2500, hinting that it might only be available for a single model
The information surrounding the progress of the Exynos 2500 was published by The Bell, with the tipster @Jukanlosreve providing details that Samsung will commence the SoC’s testing phase in March. Given that the foundry behemoth has yet to find a solution to overcome its abysmal yields, which are said to be below 50 percent, only a small volume can come out of the factory.
Additional details reveal that around 5,000 monthly units of the Exynos 2500 can be produced monthly, and seeing as how Samsung ships smartphones in the millions, there is a possibility that just one smartphone ends up sporting the silicon. Earlier, the same tipster mentioned that the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 7 will be paired with the Exynos 2500 while also sharing some specifications of the SoC. Apparently, Samsung’s flagship chipset will share the same 10-core CPU cluster as its immediate predecessor, the Exynos 2400.
AMD will again chime in by collaborating with Samsung to provide the new Xclipse 950 GPU, which is reportedly based on the RDNA 3.5 architecture. Sadly, while these details appear impressive on paper, it is an opposite tale when talking about benchmarks. In a previous Geekbench 6 leak, the Exynos 2500 is slower than the Snapdragon 8 Elite in both single-core and multi-core results, suggesting that Samsung may have taken the right step by not including it in its flagship lineup.
Instead, the company can price the Galaxy Z Flip 7 competitively and avoid using the Snapdragon 8 Elite so it can make up some margin through the foldable handset’s sales. Hopefully, the Exynos 2500 ends up over-delivering when it officially launches, and we will be right here to provide our readers with all the updates.
News Source: The Bell
About the author: Omar Sohail is a reporter and analyst for Wccftech's mobile section, specializing in the technology and business of the mobile industry. His expertise lies in the intricate hardware supply chain, covering developments in semiconductor manufacturing, chip lithography, and camera sensor technology.
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