Galaxy-exclusive Samsung processors could take their sweet time to actually show up

Custom silicon is all the rage right now. Apple is fully dedicated to its A-series and M-series chips for phones, tablets, and computers alike, while Google teased a next-gen Tensor processor for thePixel 7last week. Samsung has designed its own mobile processors for years, but Exynos-branded chips aren’t just limited to the company’s devices. Despite confirmation that an exclusive CPU could arrive for future Galaxy phones, we might be waiting a lot longer than most would expect.

According to a new leak from Ice Universe, Samsung plans to put a unique chipset in a future successor to the Galaxy S22 — but not until 2025. On its current schedule, that would result in an exclusive processor powering the S25 series, generations away from phones you can buy right now.

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In April, the company confirmed that aGalaxy-exclusive chip was in the workswithout providing any further details, including when it might launch in actual smartphones. If this Exynos chip — or whatever branding Samsung would adopt in its place — truly is years away from being ready, the company could be left behind by the competition. A tailor-made chip for its flagship phones could help push Samsung ahead of Apple, but at this rate, we won’t know what to expect for years to come.

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