Samsung Galaxy S26 series debuts 2nm chip, cutting off Apple’s lead

Blogger Shana Digital revealed that Samsung plans to complete the quality testing of the HPB solution on the Exynos 2600 in October this year. If the progress is smooth, it will be put into mass production immediately . The Galaxy S26 series will be the first to launch the Exynos 2600.

It is reported that the Galaxy S26 series will launch both Snapdragon and Exynos versions. The former is equipped with Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 and the latter is equipped with Exynos 2600.

Among them, Exynos 2600 is the world’s first 2nm mobile phone chip. It is manufactured based on Samsung’s SF2 process, which is Samsung’s first-generation 2nm process. Compared with the second-generation 3GAP 3nm process, SF2 can reduce power consumption by 25% under the same computing frequency and complexity.

In terms of CPU, Exynos 2600 adopts a 1+3+6 deca-core design. The main frequency of the super core is 3.55GHz, the main frequency of the large core is 2.96GHz, and the main frequency of the small core is 2.46GHz. Among them, the super core is Arm’s latest Cortex-X9 series, which is the most powerful mobile phone chip in Samsung’s history.

According to the progress, Samsung’s progress in the 2nm advanced process is faster than its rivals Apple, Qualcomm and MediaTek. The latter three brands will not enter the 2nm process until September next year at the earliest. The relevant chips are A20 series, Snapdragon 8 Elite 3 and Dimensity 9600.