Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S25 series in early 2025, and rumors about the SoC powering the line have been circulating for some time. Initial rumors suggested that Samsung’s in-house Exynos chipset could be used on the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 Ultra. However, recent reports point to the use of Snapdragon chips for the entire lineup. Recently, Google’s website seemingly hinted that the Galaxy S25 might get a flagship MediaTek chipset. Samsung used a dual-chip strategy for its Galaxy S24 and S24+, which run on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC in the US, but are equipped with the Exynos 2400 in most other markets, including India.
Which chipset will power the Galaxy S25 series?
A blog post titled “How AlphaChip Transformed Computer Chip Design” on the Google DeepMind website suggests that MediaTek’s flagship Dimensity 5G chip will be used in a future Samsung phone. “External organizations are also adopting and building on AlphaChip. For example, MediaTek, one of the world’s leading chip design companies, has expanded AlphaChip to accelerate the development of its most advanced chips — such as the Dimensity Flagship 5G used in Samsung mobile phones — while improving power, performance and chip area,” it says in the blog.
The blog doesn’t mention the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and Galaxy S25 series, but the statement specifically mentions ‘Dimensity flagship 5G’ suggesting that at least the base and Plus models in the Galaxy S25 series could run on MediaTek’s upcoming Dimensity 9400 chipset.
Samsung already packs Dimensity chips into mid-range smartphones and tablets. The recently launched Galaxy Tab S10 series uses the Dimensity 9300+ flagship chipset. None of Samsung’s Galaxy S24 or Galaxy S23 models were equipped with MediaTek chipsets.
Samsung is said to equip the entire Galaxy S25 line with its Exynos 2500 SoCs. A recent Geekbench listing suggested that the Galaxy S25 Ultra will run on the Galaxy’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.
It’s best to take these details with a grain of salt until we get official word from Samsung or MediaTek. We can expect a lot more details about the highly anticipated Galaxy S25 series to appear in the coming months.
