Rumour: most Samsung smartphones will be powered by Samsung's own Exynos chips

Samsung has significantly increased its reliance on Qualcomm for high-end chipsets in recent years. Flexible screen smartphones have remained exclusively Snapdragon-powered, and the Galaxy S23 series also used Qualcomm's chipset exclusively. Samsung brought back Exynos only this year with the launch of the Galaxy S24 lineup, though Snapdragon variants exist in some markets.

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Chipsets are one of the biggest cost items for Samsung's mobile division. If Qualcomm raises prices, Samsung has little choice but to pay what it demands. The prices are believed to be quite high, so Samsung seems to want to use Exynos chipsets in a lot more Galaxy devices this year to save money.

Samsung spent almost $9 billion on mobile chipsets last year. A recent report showed that Samsung has reduced its use of Exynos chips in Galaxy devices. Exynos-powered devices shipped in Q4 2023 were just 13 million, down 48% from Q4 2022. Samsung's smartphone chipset revenue also fell 44% over the same period.

The company pointed out in the report that the price of mobile chipsets "increased by about 30 per cent year-on-year". Now, Samsung is reportedly planning to increase the use of Exynos chipsets in Galaxy devices from 2024 to reduce procurement costs. Samsung also plans to invest in improving the competitiveness of its Exynos chipsets to meet user demands for performance and energy efficiency.

Source: Pulsenews