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Galaxy S8 supply may fail to meet demand due to “sluggish” chip production
June 12, 2025
TheSamsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plussupply may fail to meet demand as a result of the “sluggish production of Qualcomm chipsets,” reportsThe Korea Herald. The reason behind this wasn’t commented on, butThe Korea Herald‘s sources also indicate that Samsung’s own Exynos 8895 production is “falling behind market expectations.”
In January, we heardrumorsthat Samsung was “hoarding” Snapdragon 835 orders and that this had prevented other manufacturers from obtaining them. TheLG G6andHTC U Ultrawere both subsequently released with a Snapdragon 821 processor. Meanwhile,Forbesalso reported that the Snapdragon 835 wouldn’t be available “in large quantities until after the Galaxy S8 [launch].”
It has since beenspeculatedthat Samsung predicts a greater number of pre-orders for the S8 and S8 Plus than it received for theGalaxy Note 7, and greater initial sales than the S7 and S7 Edge achieved.
Considering all of this, it seems entirely possible that there won’t be enough chipsets to meet the initial demand for the devices. It looks like Samsung has managed to guarantee that its new flagships will be the first to sport the Snapdragon 835, but in doing so it might have cost itself access to significant quantities of them.
While this may not result in a delay to the S8 and S8 Plus’ US debut (the Western Galaxy models usually feature Qualcomm’s chipsets), it could mean that they are in short supply at launch — something to keep in mind if you’re considering pre-ordering one of them.
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