Following the low yield of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip produced by Samsung Foundry, Qualcomm turned to TSMC for its chip manufacturing, starting with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. However, a recent report from a Korean news outlet suggests that this is likely to change. To some extent.
The new Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 was announced end of september And is built by TSMC on the 3nm node, but according to the latest rumor, Samsung will be tasked with producing the “for Galaxy” iteration that the company has been implementing in its flagship phones for the past few generations.
Additionally, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 won’t just be an overclocked version of the standard Galaxy SoC, rather it will likely be built on Samsung’s 2nm GAA process.
Even Qualcomm has officially announced that Samsung will be packing the new chip in its upcoming flagship phones, which has once again fueled rumors about the Galaxy S26 series running on Qualcomm’s platform. However, reports suggest that the next “for Galaxy” chipset will be used in Samsung’s 2026 foldables next summer, leaving this Exynos 2600 for Galaxy S series,
