Samsung’s next foldables may introduce a major shift in chipset strategy

• Samsung may be splitting its foldable chip strategy, with Snapdragon staying on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 lineup while the Flip 8 could go either Snapdragon or Exynos.
• Regional chip differences are still possible, with Snapdragon potentially reserved for markets like the US.

Samsung’s foldable devices once relied only on Snapdragon processors. But last year, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Flip 7 FE started using Exynos chips too, raising questions about where the company is headed.

A recent leak from tipster Erencan Yılmaz on X, based on Samsung’s own code, now sheds some light on the situation. The findings point to a mixed strategy.