Samsung: Reports of new internal CPU development team are not true

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After a series of disappointments with Exynos processors, Samsung completely switched to Qualcomm chips for the Galaxy S23. The company will reportedly use a Qualcomm chip for the Galaxy S24 series as well. Over the past few days, reports claimed that Samsung restarted the development of custom CPU cores for future Galaxy devices. However, the South Korean firm claims those reports are untrue.

Regarding recent reports, Samsung Electronics reached out to us and said, “A recent media report that Samsung has established an internal team dedicated to CPU core development is not true. Contrary to the news, we have long had multiple internal teams responsible for CPU development and optimization, while constantly recruiting global talents from relevant fields.” This clearly indicates that the company hasn't started developing custom CPU cores for its future smartphones, tablets, and laptops.

Samsung might continue using ARM's stock CPU cores in its phones

Samsung's statement indicates that it might continue using ARM's stock CPU cores in its future smartphones. ARM has reportedly changed its licensing terms, disallowing OEMs from making changes to its stock designs. ARM and Qualcomm have been at odds with each other regarding licensing terms of ARM's CPU core designs ever since Qualcomm acquired Nuvia.

Some reports claimed in the past that Samsung MX, Samsung Electronics' mobile phone division, has created an internal team to develop in-house smartphone chipsets from scratch. However, there hasn't been any official information in this regard. It is being reported that Samsung will switch to an in-house chipset for the Galaxy S25 in early 2025.

Samsung has been under constant pressure from consumers due to the sub-par performance of Exynos processors. The company was also embroiled in the controversy related to GOS (Game Optimization Service) that reduced peak gaming performance on the Galaxy S22 series for stable sustained performance. Later, the company had to offer an option to turn off GOS on its smartphones through a software update.

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

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First Samsung device: T100

Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S21 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.

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Samsung: Reports of new internal CPU development team are not true

Samsung might continue using ARM's stock CPU cores in its phones

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

[email protected]

First Samsung device: T100

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