Samsung has officially unveiled its latest flagship mobile processor, the Exynos 2600, confirming earlier reports and setting a new milestone in smartphone chip manufacturing.
The Exynos 2600 is manufactured using Samsung Foundry’s 2nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) process, making it the world’s first smartphone chipset produced on a 2nm node. Samsung said the new chip is designed to deliver higher performance and improved power efficiency compared with its predecessor.
At the core of the Exynos 2600 is a 10-core CPU based on the Arm v9.3 architecture. The configuration includes one prime core, three high-performance cores, and six high-efficiency cores. The prime C1-Ultra core runs at up to 3.8GHz, while three C1 Pro cores are clocked at 3.25GHz. The remaining six C1 Pro cores operate at 2.75GHz.
Samsung said the Exynos 2600 delivers up to a 39% performance improvement over the Exynos 2500, alongside gains in power efficiency.
The new chipset introduces a redesigned neural processing unit. Samsung claims the NPU provides a 113% increase in AI performance compared with the previous generation.
Security features have also been expanded. The Exynos 2600 adds virtualization-based security and hardware-backed hybrid post-quantum cryptography to strengthen protection against future threats.
For graphics, the chipset uses Samsung’s Xclipse 960 GPU. According to the company, the GPU offers up to 50% better ray-tracing performance and twice the compute performance of the Exynos 2500.
On the imaging side, the Exynos 2600 includes an upgraded image signal processor with a new AI-based Visual Perception System. This system is designed to improve scene and object recognition. The ISP supports camera sensors with resolutions of up to 320MP and adds deep learning-based video noise reduction to improve low-light video capture.
Samsung also introduced a new Heat Path Block technology with the Exynos 2600. The system uses High-k EMC material to improve heat dissipation, allowing the chip to maintain performance during sustained workloads such as gaming.
The Exynos 2600 supports LPDDR5X memory, UFS 4.1 storage, and displays with 4K resolution at refresh rates of up to 120Hz.
Samsung is expected to use the Exynos 2600 in the upcoming Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26+ smartphones. However, reports remain mixed. Some claims suggest the chip will be used across multiple global markets, while others indicate it may be limited to Korea. Samsung has not yet confirmed its final rollout plans.
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