Qualcomm Predicts Exynosโข 2600 Will Power Only 25% of Galaxy S26 Devices
Qualcommโค anticipates its Snapdragon chips will โฃremain โคin 75% of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S26 lineup, โdespite the anticipated performance of Samsung’s new Exynosโฃ 2600 processor. This projection, revealed during Qualcomm’s fourth-quarter 2025 financial results presentation, suggests โขa โlimited role for the Exynos โchip in Samsung’s next flagship smartphones.
Historically,Samsung โand Qualcomm shared a roughly 50/50โฃ split โฃin processor supply for Galaxy S series devices. However,Qualcommโ now considers a 75% market share its “new base,” with a goal of maintaining thatโฃ level across allโข future galaxy โขphones. โฃWhile the Galaxy S25 utilized Snapdragonโฃ chips exclusively, Qualcomm expects the S26 will see Exynos powering approximately 25% of units.
Theโข forecastโฃ isโฃ surprising given early benchmarks of the Exynosโฃ 2600, which is manufactured โคusing โฃa 2nm GAA โprocess. Leaked data โindicated the Exynosโ 2600 could outperform apple’s A19 Pro by โ14%โฃ inโ CPU performance, โข75%โข inโ GPU power, and offerโข a six-fold increase in NPU efficiency. Despite thes potential gains, Qualcomm believes its snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 will remain dominant,โ with the Exynos chip relegated to a smaller segment of the market.
