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The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 might not use a Snapdragon chip after all


Samsung might give the Galaxy Z Flip 7 a different processor than the Galaxy Z Fold 7.

Reportedly-low yield rates for Samsung's Exynos 2500 and alleged price hikes for Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon chip put the Galaxy Z Flip 7's processor up in the air. "It appears the company has determined that yield has stabilized to a workable level," an anonymous industry official told The Chosun Daily. (Image credit: Derrek Lee / Android Central)The Chosun Daily reports that Exynos 2500 fabrication is still not reaching Samsung's preferred targets for mass production, usually a yield rate of at least 60%, but the company is expected to use its own silicon regardless for the Galaxy Z Flip 7.

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