Samsung is still testing the Exynos 2500 for the Galaxy S25 series. The European version of the Galaxy S25+ recently appeared on a benchmarking platform running the Exynos processor. This comes amid rumors that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite will power the new flagships globally. The company did recently hint at the ongoing development of the Exynos 2500, despite rumors of its cancelation.
Galaxy S25+ spotted with the Exynos 2500
Samsung has been struggling with the yield rate of its 3nm Exynos 2500 chipset (model number s5e9955). Reports suggest the situation is too bad for the company to proceed with its mass production, forcing it to use the Snapdragon 8 Elite in the Galaxy S25 phones worldwide. There are even rumors of the Korean firm canceling the chip altogether, though some suggested it could power the Galaxy S25 FE next year.
However, Samsung threw a curveball recently. “The System LSI Business plans to concentrate on supplying SoCs for flagship products of a major customer while preparing for next-generation 2nm products,” the company said in its recent earnings report. This suggests it still hopes to ship a few Galaxy S25 phones with the Exynos 2500. We now have another indication that it hasn’t given up on the “dream chip”.
A fresh entry on Geekbench shows the Galaxy S25+ with the Exynos 2500. It has a deca-core CPU with one prime core clocked at 3.30GHz, two mid-cores at 2.75GHz, five mid-cores at 2.36GHz, and two efficiency cores at 1.80GHz. The chip scored 2,359 in single-core CPU tests and 8,141 in mult-core CPU tests on Geekbench v6.3, far less than the Snapdragon 8 Elite. The CPU is paired with AMD-powered Xclipse 950 GPU.
The Galaxy S25+ appeared with 12GB of RAM and Android 15. While a Geekbench run doesn’t necessarily mean the phone will ship with the Exynos 2500 in Europe, it shows the Korean firm is still testing the next-gen Exynos processor. We won’t be surprised if the upcoming flagships aren’t Snapdragon-exclusive. Expect more concrete leaks in the coming weeks. Samsung will unveil the devices in early 2025.
