TL;DR
- A Korean publication has reported that Samsung will provide the Galaxy Z Flip 7 in each Exynos and Snapdragon variants.
- The Exynos-powered mannequin will reportedly be restricted to Korea, whereas different areas get a Snapdragon-powered variant.
- This comes after a number of considerably conflicting studies concerning the Z Flip 7’s alternative of processor.
Samsung is tipped to launch the Galaxy Z Flip 7 within the coming months, and we’ve bought a tough concept of what to anticipate. Nevertheless, the selection of chipset appears to be one murky element. Now, one other report has muddied these waters.
Korean outlet Hangkyung studies that the Galaxy Z Flip 7 will really be accessible with each an Exynos 2500 chip and a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. Nevertheless, there’s excellent news if you happen to’re in Europe, India, or the US.
The publication explains that the Exynos-powered foldable cellphone will likely be restricted to Korea:
In line with business sources on the twenty seventh, Samsung Electronics will apply the Exynos 2500, an AP [application processor — ed] designed by the System LSI Division, to the home model of the Galaxy Z Flip 7. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite will likely be used for the Z Flip 7’s launch in different areas, together with North America.
This is able to be optimistic information if confirmed, because the Snapdragon 8 Elite is anticipated to be considerably higher than the Exynos 2500 on the CPU entrance. Our personal testing exhibits that the Snapdragon chip outperforms the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 in CPU-bound assessments, though MediaTek’s chip is greater than a match in GPU assessments. Nonetheless, a strong CPU ought to end in a extra responsive general expertise, quicker app loading occasions, and improved efficiency in demanding situations like operating a desktop mode. However there’s a robust argument that trendy high-end telephones provide greater than sufficient horsepower for the overwhelming majority of customers anyway.
The Snapdragon chip does run hotter in a number of units we examined, and this doesn’t bode properly for a extra constrained type issue like a flip cellphone. However Samsung may additionally select to run the chip extra conservatively whereas nonetheless providing a serious efficiency enhance over the Galaxy Z Flip 6.
In any occasion, Hangkyung provides that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 will retain a Snapdragon chip. That is anticipated to be the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy processor which additionally powers the Galaxy S25 sequence.
