If you’re eyeing the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 7, there’s an unexpected twist you might want to know. 
Rumors suggest Samsung could equip its popular clamshell foldable with its own Exynos 2500 processor instead of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon. This move comes after production issues prevented the Exynos chip from making it into the Galaxy S25 series.
While the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is expected to stick with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Elite for Galaxy, Samsung might be using the Z Flip 7 to showcase its in-house chipset
. The Exynos 2500, built on a 3nm process, scored an OpenCL GPU score of 18,601-matching the Snapdragon 8 Elite and MediaTek 9400+. But CPU benchmarks tell a different story: it posted 2,313 in single-core and 7,965 in multi-core performance, which puts it on par with the older Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
So why is Samsung taking this risk with one of its best-selling foldables? It’s a strategic push to reduce reliance on Qualcomm and cut manufacturing costs. Plus, Samsung wants more control over its hardware and future performance improvements. But the gamble is real-Exynos chips have a history of overheating, lagging behind Snapdragon in power efficiency and raw performance.
Things look even more budget-friendly with the rumored Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE (model SM-F761B), which may come with the Exynos 2400. That chip delivers a noticeably weaker OpenCL score of 12,890, so performance expectations should be managed accordingly.
The official reveal is expected on July 9 during the next Samsung Unpacked event. Alongside the Flip 7 and Flip 7 FE, Samsung will also unveil the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Galaxy Watch 8 series, and more. Pre-orders may open the same day at 3 PM EDT, with shipping scheduled to start on July 25.