Samsung will opt for the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen.2

It seems that Samsung is already clear about his decision for the next generation of his high range. According to recent information, all Galaxy S26 models would mount the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen.2 as the main processor. A play that, in principle, sounds good for performance fans, but also suggests that things have not completely come out as the company expected.

Snapdragon takes the lead

In recent months, there were rumors about the possibility that Samsung recovered its processors Exynos for the Galaxy S26this time with the new exynos 2600 manufactured in a 2 nanometers process. The plan sounded ambitious, and was an opportunity to give prominence to its chips division, Samsung Foundrywhich has been looking for the blow for years on the table that does not finish arriving.

However, it seems that the idea has been frozen. The main reason would be that Production in 2 nm is not yet ready to support mass manufacturing which requires a family like the Galaxy S26. The current performance is just 50 %, quite far from 70 % that is considered the minimum acceptable to launch a stable processors.

A story that sounds familiar

The situation reminds a lot of what has already happened this year with the Galaxy S25 series. In that case, Samsung also intended to release the exynos 2500 of 3 nm, but ran into the same problems: the production line did not arrive on time. Finally, that processor debuted with the Galaxy Z Flip7, but was out of the star models.

Now it seems that we are facing a dejà vu. Logic points to Samsung could repeat the play with exynos 2600, Leaving it reserved for the future galaxy z flip8and letting the snapdragon 8 elite gen.2 lead the future S26. A decision that, although it was not the initial plan, makes enough sense.

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen.2: Power without surprises

The Qualcomm chip not only offers excellent performance, but, according to the latest information, will not suffer a price increase as aggressive as it was feared. That gives Samsung margin to maintain the balance between power and costs, especially in a range where every detail counts.

For many users, this will be good news. Snapdragon is synonym for stability, good graphic performance and energy efficiencyand if he repeats for the second consecutive year throughout the S range, more than one may celebrate it.

What happens with exynos?

It is not that Samsung has thrown the towel with its own chips, much less. In fact, the company continues to bet strongly on exynos. But the reality is stubborn: If there is no reliable production, there is no launch. Even so, if the rate of performance improves in the coming months, there is still a small possibility that some models (perhaps the S26 Fe or some specific edition) premiere the exynos 2600. Although at this point, it seems complicated.

And it is a shame, because there are many expectations that exempls reach the solidity that Apple has achieved with its Silicon chips. The road is not easy, but Samsung has not stopped trying. The base is there. Missing time, and above all, that the industrial part is up to the ambition.