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Samsung Gets Rejected! TSMC Won't Make Next-Gen Exynos Chips
Galaxy S25 promo reveals new Galaxy AI features coming to Samsung phones
Joel Joseph
January 16, 2025
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In today’s newsletter, we've got Samsung facing a manufacturing setback while also teasing cool AI features. Meanwhile, Apple's losing ground in China to local champions, Nubia's making foldables more affordable, and Nintendo's dropping surprise bombs.
Here's what you'll find in today's tech roundup:
Samsung's TSMC manufacturing rejection
Galaxy S25's new AI capabilities
Apple's Chinese market challenges
Nubia's budget foldable strategy
Nintendo Switch 2's surprise announcement
More reads about iPhone SE 4's design, Realme's audio gear, and new phone launches
Read on for all the details!
Samsung might be facing another hurdle with its Exynos series. Samsung Foundry is rumored to completely skip the Exynos chipsets for its Galaxy S25 series of flagship phones, and it seems that things are not getting better anytime soon.
A new report has claimed that TSMC has rejected Samsung’s deal to outsource Exynos production. To recall, there were rumors last year of Samsung finally deciding to outsource the production of Exynos chips to TSMC.
Read on for more details.
 The Galaxy S25 series leaks are in full swing, and we are getting closer to knowing everything before the actual launch event. The specs are in, images are in, as well as the price—and even the official cases were revealed just recently. As we approach the launch, the official promo materials for the devices have also started to come out. |  During the third quarter of 2024, Apple managed to dominate the Chinese smartphone market. But it seems like the brand was overtaken in the very next quarter. According to a report from Canalys, the Cupertino-based giant was dethroned by two domestic brands. |
 Nubia has just unveiled 2025’s first foldable phone. For the global debut, the brand first announced the Nubia Flip 2 in Japan. This is the brand’s second flip phone, arriving as the successor to the original Nubia Flip. But apart from being the first foldable of this year, it is also the first budget foldable phone as well. So does the Nubia Flip 2 hint that 2025 is the year of budget foldable phones? |  Eight years after the launch of the first Nintendo Switch, the company just released a bombshell of an announcement out of nowhere. The Nintendo Switch 2 has finally been confirmed, and a fresh teaser has also given us a first proper look at the upcoming hybrid gaming handheld. |
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