Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Tipped to Do Away With Snapdragon Chips; May Use Exynos 2600 SoC 56u6q Technology News

Exynos may be used only in the Galaxy S26 series phones offered in the European market. 6p5m6z

Written by Manas Mitul | Updated: 6 May 2025 14:32 IST

Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Tipped to Do Away With Snapdragon Chips; May Use Exynos 2600 SoC

Samsung Galaxy S25 series is powered by Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chip 3k313r

Highlights

Samsung is said to use Exynos 2600 in the TGalaxy S26 series
The chip is currently reported to have a low yield
Samsung dropped Exynos in favour of Qualcomm in Galaxy S25 models

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Samsung Galaxy S25 series was launched in January and it came with a noticeable shift in of its processor. While the South Korean tech conglomerate preferred to use its in-house Exynos-branded chips in the Galaxy S24 and previous S series models, it adopted Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite in the entire Galaxy S25 lineup for all markets. However, an industry note suggests that Samsung may switch back to its proprietary Exynos 2600 for the purported Galaxy S26 series.

Exynos SoC in Samsung Galaxy S26 Series 2p6ds

Tipster @Jukanlosreve shared an industry note in a Samsung's plan of powering the purported Galaxy S26 series with the Exynos 2600 processor. However, that may only be applicable to certain markets. The chipset is currently claimed to have a low yield, due to which it is likely to be used only in the phones offered in the European market.

Latest industry note related to Samsung:

Exynos 2600 is indeed planned to be used in the S26.

Currently, due to reportedly low yield, it is likely to be equipped mainly in European models.

An industry source emphasized that even in the AP for the S26, Qualcomm's Snapdragon…
— Jukanlosreve (@Jukanlosreve) May 3, 2025

Citing an industry source, the note states that in the Application Processor (AP) for the Galaxy S26, Exynos, although exactly which chip was tested remains unknown.

It is said that Samsung initially designed the Exynos 2500 processor for the Galaxy S25 series but dropped it in favour of the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite and the chip was never released. It was attributed to the company's failure in delivering a better yield, following which it opted for Qualcomm's chipset in its current flagship lineup. The tipster speculates that this reported shift from Snapdragon back to Exynos is due to System LSI, Samsung Semiconductor's R&D business unit, reporting losses of around $400 million (roughly Rs. 3,374 crore) because of this single decision.

However, this is not the first time that Samsung's potential plans of going back to Exynos have surfaced. In February, a South Korean publication pointed out that Samsung Electronics witnessed success with its development of the Exynos 2600 SoC, achieving a 30 percent yield. At the time, it was reported that if the company can achieve a 60 percent yield with its 2nm chipset, its mass production will commence.

Samsung Galaxy S25 8461d

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
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Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
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Value for Money

Good
Compact and excellent aesthetics
Top-notch display
AI features loaded
One UI 7 brings nice updates
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25W fast-charging limit
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Display 6.20-inch

Processor Snapdragon 8 Elite

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 10-megapixel

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB, 512GB

Battery Capacity 4000mAh

OS Android 15

Resolution 1080x2340 pixels

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