The Samsung Galaxy S25 chipset could come with additional Google AI
While we’re big fans of the Samsung Galaxy S24, we’re also eager to see what the Samsung Galaxy S25 brings next year, and the latest rumor to catch our attention suggests the phone’s chipset might come with added Google AI .
According to tipster @OreXda (through GSMArena), Samsung’s own Exynos 2500 processor – which is expected to appear in at least some of the Galaxy S25 models – will come with a TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) designed by Google.
The TPU is essentially the part of the chipset that handles AI tasks, in a similar way to how the GPU (graphics processing unit) handles visuals. The more AI a phone can process locally, the faster the experience and the less data needs to be sent to the cloud.
Between the lines, the suggestion is that Samsung thinks Google can do the best job when it comes to this particular chipset component. It would mean that the Galaxy AI on board the Galaxy S25 would be even more impressive than it already is in theory.
Exynos vs. Snapdragon
It’s always a bit of a guess how Samsung will equip its flagship Galaxy S series in terms of its own chipsets and those of Qualcomm. It went all-in with Qualcomm for the Samsung Galaxy S23 series, while the Galaxy S24 models only used Qualcomm CPUs in the US, Canada and China (with the exception of the Ultra).
We’ve heard that the Galaxy S25 phones will exclusively use Exynos 2500 CPUs, although more recent leaks have cast doubt on that. If Qualcomm is involved next year, it begs the question of how Samsung will ensure there is no AI performance difference between the Exynos 2500 (plus Google’s TPU) and the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.
What we do know is that phone manufacturers are currently keen to put as much artificial intelligence into their phones as possible. It’s a key feature of the Google Pixel 8 and the Pixel 8 Pro, with their Tensor G3 processors – which are made by Samsung, by the way.
For now, Google and Samsung seem happy enough to collaborate on AI features, including the Circle to Search feature available on the latest Samsung and Google phones. Next year, that could potentially extend to the Exynos 2500 chip.