Samsung Might Equip Galaxy S26 Series With Its In-House Exynos Chips in 2026

The Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ got the Exynos 2400 chip in select markets.

Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 13 December 2024 14:45 IST

Samsung Might Equip Galaxy S26 Series With Its In-House Exynos Chips in 2026

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Samsung Galaxy S24 series was launched in January this year

Highlights

Galaxy S25 series could run on Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset globally
All models in last year's series were released with Snapdragon chipsets
Galaxy S25 lineup was initially speculated to arrive with Exynos 2500 SoC

Samsung's Galaxy S25 series will be the company's first flagship of 2025. While all eyes are on the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra, speculations regarding the 2026's Galaxy S26 series have started to appear online. The South Korean smartphone brand seems to be planning to use its custom Exynos chips in the Galaxy S25 successors. Several reports earlier this year claimed that Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ will pack the Exynos 2500 chipset in select markets. Recent leaks dispelled all rumours, claiming that all models in the Galaxy S25 series would run on Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset.

Samsung to Mark a Return to Exynos with Galaxy S26 Series

Tipster Jukanlosreve (@Jukanlosreve) on X posted that Samsung aims to “significantly” equip the Galaxy S26 with Exynos chips next year. This indicates that the company may follow its dual chip strategy of packing Exynos chips in non-Ultra models in select markets. It is likely to equip the in-house Exynos SoC in Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26+ while reserving Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon hardware for the most expensive Galaxy S26 Ultra variant.

Samsung offered the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ with Exynos 2400 chip in select markets including India, while the rest of the world got the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC processor. However, the Galaxy S24 Ultra runs on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC in all regions. All models in last year's Galaxy S23 series were also launched with Snapdragon processors.

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The Galaxy S25 lineup was initially speculated to arrive with Exynos 2500 chipsets under the hood. We even saw the Galaxy S25+ on Geekbench with the Exynos SoC. However, recent reports stated that hurdles in 3nm manufacturing reportedly hampered this plan and therefore Galaxy S25 family will use the Snapdragon 8 Elite silicon worldwide. Samsung is expected to use the Exynos 2500 series chipset in next year's Galaxy Z Flip FE and Galaxy Z Flip 7.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S24 Enterprise Edition Launched in India

As we are quite far from the potential launch date of the Galaxy S26 series, it would be wise to take this information with a grain of salt.

Samsung Galaxy S24

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Compact design
Vibrant 120Hz display
Capable processor
Good overall camera performance

Bad
Average battery life
Recycled design
AI features free till 2025

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy S24 review

Display 6.20-inch

Processor octa-core

Front Camera 12-megapixel

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

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

Battery Capacity 4000mAh

OS Android 14

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Samsung Galaxy S24+

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Excellent display with QHD+ resolution
Very good performance
Good cameras all around
Great build quality
12GB RAM
Seven years of software support

Bad
Heats up under heavy use
No auto-focus in ultra-wide camera
No fast charger in box
Battery life is not great

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy S24+ review

Display 6.70-inch

Processor deca-core

Front Camera 12-megapixel

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

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB, 512GB

Battery Capacity 4900mAh

OS Android 14

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Bright display with fewer reflections
Great battery life
Useful AI features
Excellent performance
Top-quality cameras
Longer software support

Bad
Expensive
Relatively slower charging speeds

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review

Display 6.80-inch

Processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 200-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 10-megapixel

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

Battery Capacity 5000mAh

OS Android 14

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