Samsung confirms Exynos 2600 as first 2nm flagship smartphone chip

Samsung‘s next flagship smartphone chipset is the Exynos 2600, and it may be used in the Galaxy S26 series. The chip was rumored to be made using Samsung Foundry‘s 2nm fabrication process. Considering that Samsung may announce it before the launch of its next Galaxy S lineup in early 2026 and that other chipset makers are sticking to TSMC's 3nm process for their next flagship chips, the Exynos 2600 may be the first 2nm chip to hit the market.

Well, that is not a speculation anymore.

Samsung has announced that the Exynos 2600 will be the first chipset made on Samsung Foundry's 2nm GAA fabrication process (via Bryan Ma, Technology Industry Analyst, IDC). It means that considering the facts stated above, it will be the first 2nm chip on the market, placing the South Korean firm a step ahead of Apple, MediaTek, and Qualcomm.

The news comes from the Samsung's earning call for Q2 2025 that was held earlier today, which revealed that Samsung's smartphone business performed admirabley amid the company's chip struggles.

Samsung's struggles in the semiconductor market may also come to an end soon. The Exynos 2600 will likely be the world's first 2nm chip. Samsung has also signed a massive $16.5 billion deal with Tesla for 2nm chips. These moves should attract more customers for its advanced nodes and shoot up its share price.

Moreover, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 has been a massive hit. Even the Galaxy S26 series is expected to bring significant changes and improvements. And that makes the 2025-2026 period potentially pretty good for Samsung.

As for he Exynos 2600, previous leaks and rumours reveal that it has a 10-core CPU, consisting of one prime CPU core, three big CPU cores, six performance CPU cores, and the Xclipse 960 GPU, which is 15% more powerful than Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite’s Adreno 830 GPU. It will be interesting to see how it holds up against the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2. As we get closer to the chipset’s launch, we may see more leaks about it.