Samsung just debuted the Galaxy S25 series as its latest flagship smartphones. But just within a month of the announcement, rumors of the Galaxy S26 series have already started surfacing online. A new report has recently surfaced, which talks about Samsung possibly bringing back its Exynos chips on the Galaxy S26 lineup.
Samsung Galaxy S26 may mark the return of Exynos
According to a report from TheBell, the South Korean tech giant might be planning on using its Exynos chips once again and these may debut with next year’s premium smartphones. Apparently, Samsung has already managed a yield of more than 30 percent in the latest SF2 (2nm) test production. Furthermore, the brand is working on stabilizing this process even further to get ready for the mass production of the Exynos 2600 chipsets.
This production is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of this year if the yields are stabilized as per their plans. So if all goes well, the Exynos 2600 APs might be released with the Galaxy S26 lineup in early 2026. The report further adds that the Samsung Electronics System LSI Division and Foundry Division are also putting resources into reaching the mass production goal of the Exynos 2600. Samsung has struggled with the yield rates in recent years with the Exynos 2500 reportedly seeing a yield rate of just 20 percent.
But for mass production, the company would need to hit at least 60 percent or higher. Rumors have pointed at the lackluster chip yields as the reason why Samsung chose to go with an all-Snapdragon Galaxy S25 lineup this year. It even worked with Qualcomm to bring a custom Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy version, which is faster than the regular variant.
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