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TL;DR
- Samsung has begun mass-producing the Exynos 2600 that could power the Galaxy S26.
- It’s the first chipset ever to be built on a 2nm fabrication process.
- The Exynos 2600 production cycle already has a 50% yield, suggesting the chip may be ready in time.
Next-gen Android flagships have already started to arrive on the back of Qualcomm’s earlier-than-usual announcement of its Elite phone chipset. After Xiaomi 17, the OnePlus 15 is inching closer to its launch. But while there’s no confirmation about the Galaxy S26 series’ launch timeline, we now have another piece of evidence supporting the fact that it will not be a Snapdragon-only affair.
Samsung’s semiconductor division has reportedly kicked off mass production of the slated Exynos 2600 chipset. Korean news outlet The Bell states that Samsung has not only achieved this feat earlier than expected, but it has accomplished it while increasing the wafer’s yield to 50%, up from 30% in the first quarter of the year.