Samsung Foldables To Ditch In-House Exynos In Favor Of Snapdragon Chip?

Samsung's next-gen foldable phones are just days away from launch, and more information is pouring in making the picture clearer of what consumers should expect from the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6. One recent piece of information reveals the company’s chipset strategy for the upcoming foldable phones.

Previous rumors hinted that the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 could be the company’s first foldable phones to leverage a dual-chip strategy similar to the Galaxy S lineup. In other words, these smartphones could ship with an Exynos chip in some markets and a Snapdragon SoC in others.

A new report suggests otherwise. The Elec, citing anonymous sources, claims that the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 will come with a Qualcomm solution exclusively. Both smartphones will leverage the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip globally. As per the report, Samsung’s decision to use a single chip across the lineup globally has nothing to do with the performance of the Exynos 2400 SoC chip.

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Is Samsung’s Exynos 2400 Underpowered For Its Foldables?

Even though a lot of users still prefer Qualcomm chips due to its reputation, Samsung’s latest Exynos 2400 chip has narrowed the gap significantly. In reality, the Galaxy S24 powered by the Exynos 2400 chip performs similarly to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 variant.

But regardless of how users feel about Samsung’s chip, the company’s decision to stick to a Qualcomm chip globally for the Galaxy Z6 series has nothing to do with the chipset’s performance, but its costs.

The report’s sources claim that for Samsung’s dual-chip strategy to be profitable, it will have to sell enough devices. Selling enough phones offsets the extra cost of developing phones on two different platforms — Exynos and Snapdragon.

Even though the company’s foldables have witnessed a boom in sales each year, the recent Korean media report claims that they are yet to become popular enough for a dual-chip strategy to work in Samsung’s favor. That’s the reason the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 will use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 exclusively.

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Will The Strategy help Samsung Increase Sales?

The company should launch two upcoming foldable phones in July at the Galaxy Unpacked event. It’s imperative to note that Samsung’s foldable phones are already seeing more shipments than the Galaxy Note series did in its last year -- 2020.

The Galaxy Note series also followed a dual-chip strategy, even though its shipments were lower than foldable shipments currently. However, the Galaxy Note series was discontinued years ago, so it might not be a great benchmark for the company in terms of profitability.