Overview

• Insider reports indicate Samsung will equip the Galaxy S26 series with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 “for Galaxy,” while Bloomberg says the company is also weighing its Exynos 2600 as an in-house alternative.
• Early benchmark listings for the Exynos 2600 show a deca-core CPU configuration and an AMD-co-developed Xclipse 960 GPU, reflecting Samsung’s efforts to boost efficiency and performance.
• Leaks suggest the S26 Ultra will retain a 5,000 mAh battery but support faster 65 W charging, and the S26 Edge will employ new battery technology to increase capacity in a chassis under eight millimeters thick.
• The upcoming models are rumored to feature a sleeker profile with a sub-8 mm chassis and subtle display size tweaks to improve ergonomics and overall design.
• Samsung plans to reuse its 200 MP HP2 sensor on the Ultra and will widen the camera aperture to enhance low-light performance ahead of the series’ January unveiling.