Overview

• Korea Herald, citing Daishin Securities analyst Park Kang-ho, reports Exynos 2600 mass production begins this month and claims the chip could appear even in the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
• Android Headlines relays that the Exynos 2600 could be used across the Galaxy S26 lineup, though the Ultra’s allocation remains uncertain.
• SamMobile casts doubt on the Ultra claim, suggesting a mistranslation and expecting the S26 Ultra to use Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy globally.
• The Exynos 2600 is built on Samsung Foundry’s 2nm process and, if released early next year, could be the first 2nm smartphone chip on the market.
• An Exynos-equipped Ultra would break a recent pattern, as the S23 Ultra, S24 Ultra, and S25 Ultra used Snapdragon chips, with the last Exynos Ultra being the S22 Ultra in 2022; the S26 series is expected in January.