Overview
- Samsung’s System LSI has completed Exynos 2600 development and plans to begin supplying chips in November, with production on Samsung’s 2nm GAA process reported.
- Korean reports of internal testing claim the Exynos 2600 delivers roughly 6x higher NPU versus Apple’s A19 Pro, about 14% higher multi‑core CPU and up to 75% higher GPU, plus around 30% NPU and ~29% GPU gains over Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.
- Multiple outlets and tipsters now indicate a roughly 50/50 chipset split for the Galaxy S26 series, with Exynos used in Korea and Europe and Snapdragon favored in the US, China and Japan.
- Even the Galaxy S26 Ultra is expected to use Exynos in some regions, which would be the first Ultra model with an in‑house chip since the S22 Ultra in 2022.
- Analysts caution the performance figures come from Samsung’s internal tests and require independent validation in shipping devices; naming tweaks and a rumored launch delay remain unconfirmed.