Samsung’s Galaxy S25 sequence would be the firm’s first flagship of 2025. Whereas all eyes are on the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Extremely, speculations concerning the 2026’s Galaxy S26 sequence have began to look on-line. The South Korean smartphone model appears to be planning to make use of its customized Exynos chips within the Galaxy S25 successors. A number of reviews earlier this yr claimed that Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ will pack the Exynos 2500 chipset in choose markets. Current leaks dispelled all rumours, claiming that every one fashions within the Galaxy S25 sequence would run on Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset.
Samsung to Mark a Return to Exynos with Galaxy S26 Sequence
Tipster Jukanlosreve (@Jukanlosreve) on X posted that Samsung goals to “considerably” equip the Galaxy S26 with Exynos chips subsequent yr. This means that the corporate could comply with its twin chip technique of packing Exynos chips in non-Extremely fashions in choose markets. It’s more likely to equip the in-house Exynos SoC in Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26+ whereas reserving Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon {hardware} for the costliest Galaxy S26 Extremely variant.
Samsung supplied the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ with Exynos 2400 chip in choose markets together with India, whereas the remainder of the world obtained the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC processor. Nevertheless, the Galaxy S24 Ultra runs on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC in all areas. All fashions in final yr’s Galaxy S23 sequence have been additionally launched with Snapdragon processors.
The Galaxy S25 lineup was initially alleged to arrive with Exynos 2500 chipsets beneath the hood. We even noticed the Galaxy S25+ on Geekbench with the Exynos SoC. Nevertheless, current reviews acknowledged that hurdles in 3nm manufacturing reportedly hampered this plan and due to this fact Galaxy S25 household will use the Snapdragon 8 Elite silicon worldwide. Samsung is predicted to make use of the Exynos 2500 sequence chipset in subsequent yr’s Galaxy Z Flip FE and Galaxy Z Flip 7.
As we’re fairly removed from the potential launch date of the Galaxy S26 sequence, it might be sensible to take this info with a grain of salt.
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