Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 to Feature Exynos 2500, Skipping Galaxy S25 Series

• Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 are set to launch in July, with the Z Fold 7 expected to feature hardware upgrades, a larger screen, and a thinner profile, while the Z Flip 7 may undergo some design changes.
• The Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE model is rumored to be a budget version, potentially driven by the new Exynos 2500 processor, a 3nm chipset with a 10-core CPU and Xclipse 950 GPU, though it is expected to be available only in certain markets like India and South Korea.
• This will mark the first time Samsung uses its own Exynos chipset in a Galaxy Z series phone, as all previous foldables have used Qualcomm processors.

Samsung's Galaxy Z series this year is going to be fascinating for many different reasons. Arriving in July, there's the larger, book-sized Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 that is expected to receive an abundance of hardware upgrades in addition to a larger screen and a thinner profile. Then, there's the Galaxy Z Flip 7, which is also rumored to receive a smaller portion of design revamps. Leaks also suggest that there will be a Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE model, and it will be a budget clamshell similar to the Motorola Razr 50.

Quoting a trusted source, SamMobile informs that Samsung's next clamshell foldable will be driven by an Exynos processor. This would be none other than the long-talked-about Exynos 2500, which was anticipated to arrive with the Samsung Galaxy S25 this year but was postponed due to poor yield.

Earlier reports had suggested this shift, but an updated one also noted that the Exynos 2500 would fail to appear in the anticipated Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE model.

The source informed the publication that this would be a 3nm chip with a top speed of 3.3GHz. The SoC features a 10-core CPU and an Xclipse 950 GPU with 16MB of L3 cache. Made on the second-gen 3nm node, in Samsung's own factory, the chipset was recently rumored [to release in the second half of 2025]. The rumors of a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 with the same chip fit within older reports since it is scheduled to be announced during July.

Only certain markets are said to receive this new processor, according to SamMobile. The Exynos 2500 SoC is now reportedly to reach the majority of Samsung markets such as India and South Korea. Whether or not the performance is the same as that of competing chipsets remains to be seen when the phone comes out, but the Exynos 2400 (4nm) used in the Galaxy S24 performed relatively well in our review, so it could very well work for a foldable device.

While if Samsung does bring out a Galaxy Z series phone based on a locally developed Exynos SoC, it would be the first time it's ever done so since all of Samsung's previous foldable devices have always come equipped with Qualcomm chipsets.