Samsung has officially confirmed the Exynos 2600 is coming soon, teasing its next-generation flagship chipset in a brief YouTube video. The announcement comes ahead of the expected Galaxy S26 series launch at Samsung Unpacked in February 2025, with the Exynos 2600 likely powering at least the base Galaxy S26 model in select markets.
The Exynos 2600 marks a significant milestone as the first smartphone chipset built on Samsung Foundry's 2nm GAA (Gate-All-Around) process. Samsung claims the new manufacturing node delivers a 12 percent performance boost and 25 percent efficiency improvement over its previous 3nm technology. Benchmark leaks suggest the chip features a 10-core CPU configuration with one prime core running at approximately 4.2 GHz, three performance cores at 3.6 GHz, and six efficiency cores at 2.7 GHz. Early Geekbench results show single-core scores around 4,217 and multi-core scores near 13,482.
Perhaps most importantly for Samsung fans who have long endured inferior Exynos performance compared to Qualcomm-equipped models, the Exynos 2600 appears to match the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in benchmark testing. The chip is expected to include an AMD-based Xclipse 960 GPU and improved NPU performance for on-device AI tasks. Mass production reportedly began in September 2025, with Samsung achieving yield rates of 50-60 percent on the new process. The Galaxy S26 Ultra is still expected to ship with Snapdragon globally, but the base S26 and S26 Plus could finally offer competitive Exynos performance in regions that receive Samsung's in-house silicon.
