The Samsung Galaxy S26 Extremely may make use of a particular customized chip that lifts its efficiency stage above its rivals.
In keeping with South Korea’s Enterprise Submit, Samsung may as soon as once more be receiving a particular enhanced version of the forthcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 chip for the Samsung Galaxy S26 Extremely (and, presumably, US fashions of the Samsung Galaxy S26).
Nonetheless, there’s set to be an additional dose of particular sauce utilized to this specific ‘For Galaxy’ chip version.
Samsung may have the efficiency edge
Earlier Snapdragon for Galaxy chips have important been barely overclocked variations of the usual chip, however nonetheless produced by Taiwan chip maker TSMC.
With the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2, that would change. In a weirdly round transfer, Qualcomm has been tipped to show to Samsung itself to manufacture the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 For Galaxy.
Luke Baker
Samsung Foundry has struggled to maintain tempo with TSMC previously, simply as the corporate’s Exynos chips have constantly fallen in need of their Snapdragon counterparts.
Nonetheless, Samsung’s chip division seems to have made progress on its 2nm course of, which is even smaller and extra environment friendly than the 3nm course of that TSMC will use for the off-the-shelf Snapdragon 8 Elite 2.
Because of this, we might be ready the place Samsung’s personal model of the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 (codenamed Kaanapali S) is much more performant than the model utilized by its rivals.
What about Samsung’s Exynos chips?
In fact, with experiences that Samsung is rolling again on its all-Snapdragon provision with the Galaxy S26, these efficiency good points might be inconsistently utilized.
It’s believed that Samsung will return to its customized Exynos chips – particularly the Exynos 2600 – for the worldwide mannequin of the Samsung Galaxy S26. Whether or not we’ll be getting a Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge or a Galaxy S26+ appears up within the air proper now, because of the underperformance of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge.
Traditionally (like with the Samsung Galaxy S24), this chip division has meant a measurable efficiency disparity between Samsung’s international mannequin and people offered within the US and China, with the latter areas getting the extra succesful Snapdragon provision.
In fact, it stands to purpose that the Exynos 2600 will likely be constructed utilizing Samsung’s new 2nm course of, so maybe Samsung will be capable of shut that efficiency hole for its 2026 flagship telephones.