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OnePlus 13 benchmark hints at the power of the Galaxy S25 series

There has been a lot of controversy around which chipset Samsung will use for the Galaxy S25 series. A report from South Korea claimed that the brand will exclusively go with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 for the lineup. Then a leak yesterday suggested that the company could also use the in-house developed Exynos 2500. […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

Snapdragon-only Galaxy S25 should put an end to the Exynos madness

Samsung has put Galaxy S series fans on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster over the past few years. The high-end Exynos chipset's struggles against its Qualcomm counterpart from are well documented. So once Samsung made the decision to go Snapdragon-only for the Galaxy S23 series, fans were understandably excited. Everyone, everywhere, got the Snapdragon-powered […]

By Adnan Farooqui
3 months ago

Qualcomm, not Samsung, has got me excited for Galaxy S25 Ultra

As a Samsung foldable user since 2020, there hasn't been much in Samsung's other smartphone series that has excited me. Yes, the Galaxy S Ultra models are top-of-the-line in terms of specs, but there wasn't enough of a wow factor for me. These phones do offer the best camera experience of any Samsung phone and […]

By Adnan Farooqui
4 months ago

Galaxy S25 may not use Snapdragon globally if Samsung’s efforts pay off

It was recently reported that Qualcomm may be the only supplier of chipsets for the Galaxy S25 series due next year. This would mean all three Galaxy S25 models will get the next-gen chipset, ostensibly called the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, globally. There won't be any variants with the rumored Exynos 2500 chipset. That […]

By Adnan Farooqui
5 months ago

Bye-bye Exynos: Galaxy S25 series to be Snapdragon-only?

It was only a matter of time before rumors suggesting the next Galaxy S flagship may be powered exclusively by Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips started flowing in, and the floodgates have now opened. According to Ming-Chi Kuo, “Qualcomm will likely be the sole SoC supplier for the Samsung Galaxy S25.” The analyst attributes the lack of […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 months ago

Galaxy S25’s Exynos 2500 to be more efficient than Snapdragon 8 Gen 4

Samsung is developing the Exynos 2500 chipset, which it could offer with the Galaxy S25 series smartphones in some regions. Last year, the company confirmed that it would make the upcoming chipset on Samsung Foundry’s second-generation 3nm fabrication process, which is expected to offer better power efficiency than not only Samsung’s 4nm fabrication process that […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
8 months ago

Samsung Galaxy S25 may not go fully Exynos after all

Samsung's decision to bring back the Exynos chipset for its Galaxy S24 series was met with much concern this year. It went Snapdragon-only for the Galaxy S23 lineup and that was very well received. This year, Samsung has kept an Exynos and Snapdragon split for the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+, while the Galaxy S24 […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 months ago

Galaxy S25 could be way faster than iPhone 16 Pro

Qualcomm will unveil the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, which could make its way into the Galaxy S25 series smartphones, at the Snapdragon Summit in October this year. According to multiple reports, the upcoming SoC will offer a huge jump in performance compared to its predecessor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which powers the Galaxy S24 […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
9 months ago

Galaxy S25’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is coming in October 2024

At MWC 2024, Qualcomm’s Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Don McGuire, announced that the company will unveil the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit in October 2024. Along with that, he also revealed that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will feature the company’s custom CPU core, called Orion, which is also used […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
9 months ago

Qualcomm could end up making the Galaxy S25 more expensive

How much is too much for a Galaxy S Ultra phone? The Galaxy S23 Ultra, Samsung's current flagship in this lineup, already starts at $1,199. There's no indication that we're in for a hike this year which means that the Galaxy S24 Ultra will also start at $1,199. Fingers crossed for that! However, can you […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 year ago

Qualcomm’s bonkers Oryon CPUs coming to Snapdragon chips on smartphones!

Qualcomm has made a number of impressive announcements today, including the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset that will power next year's Galaxy S24 lineup. But that's not the most interesting thing we have learned today. That honor goes to the Snapdragon X Elite chipset for PCs, which comes with a new CPU core design dubbed […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
1 year ago

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