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Stephen Lambrechts

From Snapdragon to Exynos: How the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7's chipset change really feels

In-hand image of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 with garden in the background.

This year, Samsung's foldable strategy has changed. For the first time ever, the South Korean company’s two best foldable phones are taking significantly different paths when it comes to performance.

As expected, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is still the ultimate productivity and gaming beast, packing the same top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8 Elite chip that's in this year's Galaxy S25 lineup. However, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 didn’t follow suit this time around, as Samsung has made a bold (and some might say controversial) move to its own Exynos 2500 processor.

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