Samsung to use Exynos 2600 in Galaxy S26, mass production in November

Samsung Electronics plans to use its in‑house Exynos 2600 processor in parts of its upcoming Galaxy S26 smartphone family, industry sources said, with mass production slated to begin in November and device launches expected early next year. The move would mark a renewed effort to deploy Samsung-designed chips in its flagship phones after recent generations relied largely or exclusively on Qualcomm processors.

Company officials did not comment on the reports. According to the sources, Samsung’s System Large Scale Integration division has completed development of the Exynos 2600 and will supply the chipset for some S26 models in select markets. Internal testing cited by the sources indicates substantial gains in neural processing unit performance relative to competing mobile chips, and shows competitive GPU and multicore CPU results when compared with Apple’s A19 Pro and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite series. These performance claims have not been independently verified.

The Exynos 2600 is reported to be manufactured on Samsung’s 2 nanometer process and to use a split modem design that frees space for CPU and GPU improvements, factors the company says contribute to better energy...