Due to the low yield of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip produced by Samsung Foundry, Qualcomm has moved to TSMC for the production of its chips, starting with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. However, a recent report from a Korean media outlet suggests that the situation is likely to change. To some extent.
The new Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 was announced in late September and is built on TSMC’s 3nm node, but according to the latest rumors, Samsung will be tasked with producing the “for Galaxy” iteration that the company has implemented in its flagship phones over the past two generations.
Furthermore, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC for Galaxy will not just be an overclocked version of the standard one, but will likely be built on Samsung’s 2nm GAA process.
Qualcomm also officially announced that Samsung will be the new chip in its upcoming flagship phones, once again sparking rumors about the Galaxy S26 series running on the Qualcomm platform. However, the report suggests that the next “for Galaxy” chipset will instead be used in Samsung’s 2026 foldables next summer, leaving the Exynos 2600 for the Galaxy S series.
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