Samsung doesn’t always follow the same pattern when it comes to assembling the chip in its high-end phones. If we look at this year’s Galaxy S24, we can see three different SoCs: Exynos 2400, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Exynos 2400e are modified version of the first one available only in the new S24 FE. There’s a lot of anticipation to see what will happen with the new Galaxy S25, but it looks like we won’t experience the same disparity in processors in this case.

Leaks are spreading with these new devices even releasing the different memory configurations we will have. Leaked information about processors is quite contradictory. There were doubts about when Samsung would launch a new SoC of its own. Even though it looks like we won’t have to wait long.

Galaxy S26 will return with Exynos chips

As we said above, there is no consensus among leaks regarding the SoC of the Galaxy S25. Everything indicated that Samsung was not at all happy with the result of the new Exynos 2500, which would lead it not to install its own processor in these new devices. However, there are performance records of an S25+ with one of these chips. In short: nothing is clear yet.

What’s clear is that Samsung has no intention of giving up on its own SoCs. Jukanlosreve, one of the most important leaks about Samsung, draws attention to this through the social network X. Accordingly, and as we can see below, Samsung plans to equip the Galaxy S26 with Exynos chips.

This information has two very important meanings. On the one hand, this leak makes us understand that Samsung has finally chosen not to install its own processors in the new Galaxy S25. On the other hand, new generation phones that will arrive in 2026 yes it will come with a new Exynosbut it will most likely do so with another processor as well (Qualcomm if it follows the current trend).

The good news is that we won’t have to wait too long to clear any doubts about the Galaxy S25. Samsung usually chooses in the first weeks of each year for the presentation of the star rangeSo we can just enjoy Christmas and see what the company will surprise us with in the early stages of 2025.

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