Samsungโs Exynos chips are steadily losing market share, a common trend for the past several years. The Korean firmโs foundry division has to recover to use its Exynos chips effectively on smartphones. Unfortunately, the division is struggling with a low yield rate of its 3nm and 2nm processes, which is affecting its market share. And now, Counterpoint Research reveals that only 4% of phones shipped globally in Q4 2024 feature Samsungโs Exynos chips.
Skipping the Exynos chip in Galaxy S25 may lead to a decline in market share
This year, Samsungโs flagship models completely miss out on Exynos chips. The entire Galaxy S25 series uses the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset worldwide. Since Samsung ignored the Exynos 2500 this year, this will lead to a further decline in market share. Last yearโs Galaxy S24 Ultra also missed out on the Exynos 2400 chip โ the phone shipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset globally. Due to this, the company lost global market share in Q4 2024. The Exynos 2400 was actually well-received by critics, and there are no real issues with the chipset.
As mentioned above, Exynos only has a 4% share in the global AP market in Q4 2024. However, in Q3 2024, Exynos had a 5% share, so it isnโt a massive decline. The only reason is that Samsung uses Exynos chips on its mid-range models. For example, the Galaxy A55 with the Exynos 1480 sold fairly well. The Galaxy A16 with the Exynos 1330 did well too. Its $500 to $600 segment consists of the Galaxy S24 FE, which uses the Exynos 2400e. The only issue is that none of the flagship models use Samsungโs chips.
Surprisingly, Qualcomm also saw a drop in market share, thanks to Chinese companies opting for MediaTek chips on some flagship phones. However, the company got a major boost in revenue since Samsung collaborated with Qualcomm once more for the โSnapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxyโ chip.
The Korean firm is now conducting an audit of the entire semiconductor division. It is also planning to use its first 3nm mobile chip, Exynos 2500, on at least one model of upcoming Galaxy foldable devices, though this has yet to be confirmed.
