Rumors about the Galaxy Z Flip FE put a well-known Samsung chip in the future

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What you need to know

• New rumors claim that Samsung could power the alleged “Galaxy Z Flip FE” with its 2023 Exynos 2400 SoC.

• The company highlighted the chip’s 1.7x boot in CPU power, the increase in AI performance, the brand new NPU and ray-tracing GPU improvements.

• A recent report suggested that the “FE” clamshell could launch in 2025 and see a “simultaneous release” with the Galaxy Z Flip 7.

Another rumor surfaced about a ‘cheaper’ Galaxy Z Flip and its potential for more internal power.

The rumors stem from a post on According to the post, Samsung’s “more affordable” Flip could rock the 2023 Exynos 2400 chipset.

Additional specifications remain unknown; however, the chance because such a chipset is especially curious.

The publication also noted that this Exynos chip is at a “flagship level” as the company deployed it during a dual-chip strategy with the Galaxy S24 series. You may recall that Samsung launched the chip in late 2023, with a 1.7x CPU boost and an estimated 14.7x boost in AI capabilities on the device. Apart from that, the Exynos 2400 showed clear signs of improved GPU (including ray-tracing) in addition to its brand new NPU.

The chip started to encroach on what Qualcomm did with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which helped calm the concerns behind Samsung’s custom chip. The SoC was still slightly slower than Qualcomm’s 2023 flagship, but it wasn’t (necessarily) a dealbreaker.

More importantly, if Samsung chooses such a SoC, the cuts to preserve the so-called “Galaxy Z Flip FE” will have to come from other areas. The report speculates that this could be via the device’s cameras, screen, or battery. It is too early to limit such changes. We do have the Galaxy S24 FE and how similar it is to the S24 Plus. It was difficult to determine Samsung’s direction with the FE model, given the minimal differences from the Plus edition.

The cost of a foldable device, such as Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip series, may make some consumers reconsider such a device. However, a recent rumor from a Korean news channel claims that the company is looking to launch a “cheaper” clamshell device by 2025. The phone could launch alongside the expected Flip 7 with the name “Galaxy Z Flip FE”.

Thanks to a tipster’s post, the report claims that users could experience a “simultaneous release” with the typical foldable flagship. Unfortunately, that report had nothing to add to the purported specifications of the device.

Rumors of a cheaper Flip are back on the table after the company denied the idea in mid-October. After the third quarter earnings report, it looks like Samsung is actually warming up to the idea. The company stated on the call that it was looking at ways to “lower the barriers to entry” for people interested in purchasing its foldable devices.

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