Some Samsung Galaxy S25 phones could use a surprising chipset, but the performance should still be top-notch

Date:
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 09:49:44 +0000

Description:
A Google blog post suggests the Samsung Galaxy S25 could use a MediaTek chipset.

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If before today youd asked us what chipset the Samsung Galaxy S25 series
would use, wed have guessed some combination of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and
the Exynos 2500. After all, chipsets from one or usually both of those
lines are used every year, depending on the model and region. But it now
looks likely that at least some Samsung Galaxy S25 units will use a MediaTek Dimensity 9400 instead.

A pair of Google DeepMind researchers have suggested as much in a blog post
on the DeepMind website (spotted by NotebookCheck ). They write: MediaTek,
one of the top chip design companies in the world, extended AlphaChip to accelerate development of their most advanced chips like the Dimensity Flagship 5G used in Samsung mobile phones while improving power, performance and chip area.

Now, Google doesnt mention the Samsung Galaxy S25 line by name there, but it does say that a MediaTek Dimensity Flagship 5G chipset (that being a chipset in the 9000 series) is being used in Samsung phones, which as far as released phones go isnt the case, and as this is the company's flagship series it
would only be used in top-end handsets like the Galaxy S25 line. The signs were there

While this would be a big change for the company, we perhaps shouldnt be too surprised, as we heard rumors of a MediaTek chipset being used in the Samsung Galaxy S25 as far back as June.

Its a switch Samsung is reportedly making due to a combination of sub-par yields of its own Exynos 2500 chipset, and the supposedly high cost of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 . So there would be some logic to Samsung leaning on MediaTek, and in fact the recently released Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra use MediaTek chipsets, showing that Samsung is willing to equip high-end devices with them.

Even with all that we'd have been a little skeptical about a switch to MediaTek for Samsung's flagship phones, but given Googles comment its looking very likely that at least some Samsung Galaxy S25 models will use a MediaTek chipset presumably the MediaTek Dimensity 9400, as thats expected to be the top model at the time of the Galaxy S25s release, likely in January. Snapdragon for some (Image credit: Qualcomm)

However, wed think the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra at least will stick with a Snapdragon chipset, especially as early benchmarks show it using a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 .

So its only the Samsung Galaxy S25 and Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus that are
likely to use a MediaTek chipset, and even then, they might not do so everywhere.

But early benchmarks of the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 suggest it will offer comparable power to the top rival chipsets, so having a phone with this may not be such a bad thing especially if it means a lower price than you might pay for a phone equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. You might also like
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