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After swirling around the rumor mill for quite some time, the Exynos 2600 has finally been confirmed to be the first smartphone chipset made with Samsung's 2nm GAA (Gate-All-Around) process. The chipset places Samsung ahead of competitors like Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek, which use TSMC's 3nm manufacturing process for their flagship chips.
The Exynos 2600 is expected to debut with the Galaxy S26 series in early 2026. Samsung says the chip will have a 10-core CPU layout, including one prime core, three big cores, and six performance cores. It will also include the Xclipse 960 GPU, which is said to be 15% more powerful than Qualcomm's Adreno 830 GPU used in the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
Even the much-anticipated Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 chipset won't be 2nm. Instead, it's still a 3nm process, but this time it's N3P, a "performance-optimized" and refined version of their earlier 3nm processes. It will launch in September.
In addition to advancing its chip business, Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold7 has performed well sales-wise, surpassing its predecessor by 50%.
More details about the Exynos 2600 will emerge closer to the launch of the S26 lineup.
Talk about competing with your customers, now you know why QCOM is working closely with TSMC. It is also complete nonsense. No way will Samsung2nm be in HVM anytime soon.
Talk about competing with your customers, now you know why QCOM is working closely with TSMC. It is also complete nonsense. No way will Samsung2nm be in HVM anytime soon.
Talk about competing with your customers, now you know why QCOM is working closely with TSMC. It is also complete nonsense. No way will Samsung2nm be in HVM anytime soon.
The phones are already being tested with the Exynos chip inside. The '26 phones will be available in Jan 2026 most likely. Samsung 2nm is going to be like Samsung 14nm, first to market, with good yields.
Did you think Elon committed without any yield data?
The phones are already being tested with the Exynos chip inside. The '26 phones will be available in Jan 2026 most likely. Samsung 2nm is going to be like Samsung 14nm, first to market, with good yields.
Did you think Elon committed without any yield data?
Sorry, Intel was the first to market with 14nm and it was a superior process. Good yields is a subjective term I suppose. Intel and Samsung logic yields have never been better than TSMC.
Samsung has falsified yield numbers in the past so it is hard for me to believe when they say they have good yield. Last I heard 2nm was still under 40%. Intel 18A and TSMC N2 are above that already.
The only thing I know is that Elon did not go to South Korea to visit the Samsung 2nm fab. He would have said something about walking the 2nm fab line in South Korea.
The phones are already being tested with the Exynos chip inside. The '26 phones will be available in Jan 2026 most likely. Samsung 2nm is going to be like Samsung 14nm, first to market, with good yields.
Did you think Elon committed without any yield data?
If Samsung is able to achieve high-yield production of its 2nm process in time for phone availability by January 2026, I would expect them to promote it crazily, as they traditionally do. However, given the lack of such marketing so far, it suggests that their 2nm process not yet be in a healthy state.
It is also complete nonsense. No way will Samsung2nm be in HVM anytime soon.