According to a new report, Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series will go all-in on Exynos chips including on the top-end Ultra model, as Exynos 2600 prepares a powerful offering.
A report from Hankyung (via @Jukanlosreve) reveals that Samsung’s Exynos 2600 chipset is very powerful.
The Exynos 2600 chip is said to pack slightly better CPU performance compared to even Apple’s A19 Pro chipset with a GPU that’s up to 75% better. The biggest improvement is in the NPU for AI, though, which is said to be 6x faster than Apple’s chip. It’s also faster than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in both the GPU and NPU to the tune of roughly 30% each. Exynos 2600 will be produced on Samsung’s 2nm process.
As a result, Samsung is apparently going all-in on Exynos for the Galaxy S26 series, with the entire lineup – including the Galaxy S26 Ultra – using Exynos 2600 in place of Snapdragon. Samsung often uses Exynos on the base and Plus models in its lineup, but the Ultra tier has been using exclusively Snapdragon chips since 2022, so this is a big shift in Samsung’s chip efforts.
That said, the report notes that Samsung may still use Snapdragon chips in the Galaxy S26 series sold in the North American market to “ensure smooth local regulatory approvals.” So, US users are still likely to see the Galaxy S26 series running on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 rather than Exynos. Another report from KEDGlobal adds that Japan and China will also be markets that, like the US, will get Snapdragon chips.
It’s worth noting, though, that rumors around Exynos vs Snapdragon are often a roller coaster to follow, with lots of back and forth, “will they, won’t they” in regards to Samsung’s strategy. So take this all with a grain of salt as the launch approaches.
The Galaxy S26 series is expected to launch in January.
More on Samsung:
Follow Ben: Twitter/X, Threads, Bluesky, and Instagram
FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.
First Appeared on
Source link
