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Samsung Galaxy S25 roars with 12GB RAM, Snapdragon 8 Elite: Exynos left out
Samsung Galaxy S25 will be equipped with 12GB RAM and Snapdragon 8 Elite chips. It’s big news for potential buyers outside the United States. The latest revelation brings two big inputs for all Samsung fans internationally.
The Galaxy S25+ and S25 Ultra are already confirmed to use Snapdragon 8 Elite. Now, the latest Geekbench appearance of the vanilla model solidifies assumptions of no Exynos in Samsung’s flagship lineup this year, even in Europe.
Snapdragon 8 Elite
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite will power each Galaxy S25 model. The chipset availability won’t vary by market as low yield ruined Samsung’s dream to utilize Exynos 2500. Samsung’s profit is set to harm but potential buyers are quite happy.
Snapdragon chips usually offer better performance and stability than Exynos. In the S24 series, Samsung opted for a dual-chip strategy, shipping the S24 Ultra with Snapdragon, and while S24 and S24+ with Exynos in most countries.
Additionally, the Snapdragon 8 Elite won’t be the same as the one other Android flagships will use. Samsung Galaxy S25 will use an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite that has a minimal edge over the standard variant of the chipset.
12GB RAM
Apart from the chip, the vanilla Galaxy S25 may come with 12GB RAM as standard. The S24 starts with 8GB RAM paired with 128GB of memory. The base configuration of 12GB and 256GB will be a decent upgrade on the Galaxy S25.
More RAM will offer faster and more reliable processing all day. AI and GenAI functions also consume resources, making 8GB less to maintain seamless functioning. However, the 12GB RAM will manage to offer decent performance and processing.
Samsung is likely to unveil the Galaxy S25 series on January 22 in San Jose, USA.
