Samsung Electronics is facing many serious problems related to the Exynos 2500 for the upcoming Galaxy S25 series. A new report from ZDNet Korea claims that despite the problems, the company is still working hard to improve output before the end of the year.

Currently, only 20% of the Exynos 2500 produced meets standards, much lower than the 60% needed for mass production. This has made many people doubt whether the Exynos 2500 will be ready for the Galaxy S25 series or not. Industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has suggested that Samsung may have to go full Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 if productivity issues continue.

Samsung focused on improving the Exynos 2500, which uses the second generation 3nm process (SF3) and Gate-All-Around (GAA) technology from Samsung Foundry. This technology is designed to improve data processing speed as well as energy efficiency.

The Exynos 2500 project – called “Solomon” – is a major investment for Samsung. Abandoning the Exynos 2500 will waste a lot of resources and negatively affect Samsung's position in the semiconductor market.

Samsung has until October to improve output. Qualcomm plans to launch the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 by the end of October, putting more pressure on Samsung to meet its target. If Samsung cannot improve output, they may have to cancel the Exynos 2500 and use only Qualcomm processors for the Galaxy S25 series.

Many users may consider this a good thing. Qualcomm processors often perform better than Samsung's. Switching to Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could completely help justify any price increase for the Galaxy S25 series.