Meanwhile two Galaxy Z Flip 7 test units were spotted earlier this month and both of them were running on Exynos processors. It’s still unclear whether we will actually see Flip 7 phones with said chips or whether this was just a test that Samsung was conducting. If the Flip 7 will have an Exynos variant then we might be moving back to different Samsung configurations for different regions around the world.
Apple — arguably Samsung’s largest competitor — is likely going to stick with 3 nm chipsets for the iPhone 17 series this year. A 2 nm iPhone 18, which is looking like a real possibility every day, will understandably be more expensive even without any tariff-related troubles. It does warrant saying that some insiders claim that Samsung’s 2 nm chips are less efficient that TSMC’s (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) 3 nm chips.
Foldable smartphones haven’t been as popular as companies had hoped for. Samsung has revised sales expectations for the Fold 7 and Flip 7 down to a much more reasonable target. Meanwhile other smartphone manufacturers that aren’t as influential as Samsung are pulling out of this segment entirely.
