The Exynos 2600 will eventually be replaced by the Exynos 2700, as Samsung expands its 2nm GAA chipset portfolio later this year with the introduction of a successor. Until now, we have only heard about rumors and leaks surrounding the SoC. However, during the Korean giant’s Q1 2026 earnings call, it was the first time that the company publicly revealed that it’s developing the Exynos 2700 and intends to extend its market share with the latter’s release.
Exynos 2700 to make up a higher percentage of Galaxy S27 shipments, as Samsung looks to reduce dependency on Qualcomm and its Snapdragon family
During an earnings Q&A, Samsung talked about its Exynos 2700 launch plans, with analyst Bryan Man mentioning on X that development is going according to plan. With the upcoming SoC, the technology firm is expected to leverage its newer second-generation 2nm GAA process, bringing improved performance and efficiency to the table, outpacing the Exynos 2600 in several areas. Unfortunately, apart from mentioning increased AI performance, no other details were mentioned.
“Exynos 2700 is under development as planned, building on the flagship technological competitiveness of the predecessor 2600. We expect to be able to expand market share further by offering enhanced AI performance.”
Like earlier releases, Samsung isn’t relying on any of its in-house CPU or GPU cores to use in its Exynos 2700, instead taking advantage of ARM’s CPU and GPU designs. There have been a couple of benchmark leaks where we learned that Samsung’s upcoming silicon will sport a different 10-core CPU cluster, but the early testing indicates that the company wants the Exynos 2700 to be a more polished version of the Exynos 2600.
Despite moving to the technologically advanced 2nm GAA node, Samsung still faces efficiency challenges with the Exynos 2600, as previous testing has shown that the latter can sometimes reach a 30W peak wattage when stressed, which is the power draw of notebook processors. These power spikes can hamper the user experience, not to mention result in incredibly high temperatures and eventual thermal throttling.
Assuming Samsung wishes to increase the Exynos 2700’s adoption next year when it launches the Galaxy S27 family, various optimizations will need to be made as Qualcomm prepares its first 2nm family, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro.
News Source: Bryan Ma
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