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Phone Arena
23-05-2025
- Phone Arena
Samsung Galaxy S26 will either make or break Exynos
It has been all but confirmed that Samsung is returning to Exynos and Snapdragon variants of its flagship phones across different markets. The Samsung Galaxy S26 and the S26 Plus will feature the Exynos 2600 in certain regions, while being powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 in others. Samsung has been working towards the Exynos 2600 chipset for a very long time. The company's foundry faced a lot of challenges during 2024 before finally being able to stabilize the 3 nm manufacturing process. Samsung immediately began work on its 2 nm processes so that it could ready the Exynos 2600 in time for the Galaxy S26 phones. After having been forced to equip the entire Galaxy S25 lineup with Snapdragon instead of the Exynos 2500 as planned, Samsung is determined to debut its new chipset next year. However, some reports from inside the industry, as well as a decision by Samsung, make me think that the company knows that its chips will still fall behind. The Samsung Galaxy S25 series used Snapdragon across the world. | Video credit — Samsung Samsung has reportedly planned on not using the Exynos 2600 in the Galaxy S26 Ultra regardless of region. Whenever this has happened before, like with the Galaxy S24 Ultra, it was so Samsung could provide the 'Ultra' experience everywhere and ensure a competitive offering. Additionally, Galaxy phones equipped with Exynos chips have historically underperformed compared to their Snapdragon Samsung is not going to use the Exynos 2600 for the Galaxy S26 Ultra, then it seems very likely that the company's own chipset is still not as good as the competition. Rumor has it that Samsung's 2 nm chips perform slightly worse than TSMC's ( Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company ) 3 nm counterparts. If that is the case, then it makes sense that Samsung would refrain from using the Exynos 2600 for the Galaxy S26 Ultra. But the average consumer can't really tell the difference, so what's the problem? The average user doesn't pay attention to slight performance advantages. | Image credit — Samsung Samsung has spent a lot of money to make sure that Exynos can replace Snapdragon. There was a time during last year when it seemed like Samsung Foundry was doomed to shut down. The recovery has been exciting to see, but the company needs results yesterday . Apple and Samsung are ditching Qualcomm, as both companies have their own visions for the future. Samsung's plans include investing heavily into Exynos so that the Galaxy phones never have to resort to Snapdragon again. This is something that I am heavily in favor of because I want to see Samsung's devices go through the same revolution that Apple's products did with Apple silicon. However, the Exynos 2600 needs to impress the techies. It needs positive publicity so that consumers' knee-jerk negative reactions to the word 'Exynos' can start to fade. I'm already concerned after the news about the S26 Ultra, and I can only hope that Samsung knows what it's doing. If the Exynos 2600 mirrors its predecessors with less efficient power draw, heating problems, and lower performance scores, then it will only make Samsung's struggles infinitely worse. Samsung will question its resource allotment to Exynos, and the public will once again raise their pitchforks at the company. Exynos isn't likely to be canned any time soon on account of how expensive Snapdragon is, but if it doesn't perform like it should, it'll definitely mean harder times for Samsung Foundry. People aren't a fan of spending the same amount of money for a worse product — shocker, I know — even if they can't actually tell the difference. After the developments of these last few years, it seems to me like the entire future of Exynos depends on how it performs next year. If the Exynos variants of the Galaxy S26 are as capable as the Snapdragon ones, then it'll usher in a golden age for Samsung Foundry. But, keeping in mind the decision Samsung has made for the S26 Ultra, I think we can reasonably guess what the Exynos 2600 is going to actually perform like. I would love to be proven wrong, though.
Android Authority
19-05-2025
- Android Authority
It's official: Android's best flagship chip is coming much earlier than expected
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Qualcomm has confirmed that the Snapdragon Summit will take place from September 23-25. The company always uses this event to announce its next-generation flagship phone processor. So we're expecting the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 to be announced at this year's event. Qualcomm usually announces its next-generation flagship Android phone processor at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii each year. We've previously heard murmurings about an earlier launch, and the company has now made it official. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon gave a keynote address at Computex 2025, and one of the presentation slides confirmed (h/t: Notebook Check) that the Snapdragon Summit would take place on September 23-25. Check out the screenshot below. This means the summit is taking place much earlier than in previous years. The 2024 event took place from 21-23 October, while the 2023 event spanned 24-26 October. This earlier reveal would allow smartphone manufacturers to launch their next-generation high-end phones sooner. The Xiaomi 15 and 15 Pro were the first Snapdragon 8 Elite phones and launched on October 23. So don't be surprised if we see the first Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 phones arriving in late September. One big question is whether blockbuster flagships like the Galaxy S26 series and OnePlus 15 will launch earlier too. In any event, a previous leak points to the new chip offering a second-generation 3nm TSMC design, second-generation Oryon CPU cores, and an Adreno 840 GPU. The current Snapdragon 8 Elite tops many benchmarks, although we also encountered heating issues when stress-testing a few devices. So here's hoping that the next-generation chip doesn't run as hot. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
