Overview
- Industry reports cite roughly 15,000 initial wafers and about 50% yields for Samsung’s 2nm Exynos 2600.
- Based on those figures, analysts estimate the chip could power only around 30% of Galaxy S26 shipments.
- Most S26 models are now expected to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, according to the reports.
- Qualcomm is said to be evaluating Samsung’s 2nm samples but may hold off on orders until yields improve.
- Samsung is targeting higher yields, with reports noting internal goals up to 70% and a company comment referencing a 50% goal for a Tesla AI6 pilot run.