The Galaxy S26 Ultra would have a good reason not to use the new product from Snapdragon: it could change everything

He Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra may appear with an unexpected new feature in the technical specifications table. Rumor that the entire next line of brand flagships will not use chips Snapdragon 8 Elite 5th generation It has been in circulation for several weeks now. Koreans should bet on Exinos 2600which is a logical reason for mistrust among the public. However, a new leak claims that the company has good reasons to give its own next generation SoC a chance.

According to 9to5Googlenew leak indicates that Exynos 2600 will be much more powerful than everyone thinks. So powerful that it could fool both the most powerful chips in the Qualcomm catalog in some aspects, and the A19 Pro that Apple released in the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max.

In this sense, the most noticeable difference can be seen in comparison with the component developed by specialists from Cupertino. Exynos 2600 will provide graphics performance up to 75% better than the chip used in most premium iPhones. But that’s not all, since the neural processor will 6 times faster than A19 Pro. In the case of the processor, the scales will also tip in favor of Samsung hardware for the Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra, although the difference there will be barely noticeable.

Compared to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, the Exynos 2600 also offers outstanding performance. Here the difference will also be seen in the NPU and GPU sections, with the performance improvement being 30% in each of them. If this is indeed the case, it will be before and after Samsung uses its own SoC in flagships such as the Galaxy S26 Ultra.

Galaxy S26 Ultra with Exynos 2600 will be an unexpected beast

As we pointed out at the beginning, rumors have been circulating for some time now that Samsung is planning to use the Exynos 2600 in the Galaxy S26 lineup. The new product did not catch the eye at first, given that the Korean brand usually introduces its chips in some markets, while in others it releases identical models based on Snapdragon.

However, when the first reports emerged that the Exynos 2600 would also appear in the Galaxy S26 Ultra, the next top model, a large part of the public feared that this decision would be fiasco. After all, the Korean company’s chips have always lagged several steps behind Qualcomm. They handled the most basic models well, but their performance was not worthy of the Ultra model.

If the rumors are true, history could change forever with the Exynos 2600. However Samsung may still launch the Galaxy S26 Ultra and its smaller siblings with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in some specific markets.. Among them is the USA. Although it is suggested that this may be a response to regulatory issues rather than technical feasibility.

As with anything anecdotal, this should be taken with a grain of salt. Whatever happens, this may not be the only change in the Asian company’s upcoming flagship lineup. Last week it became known that Samsung had allegedly canceled Galaxy S26 Edge due to very poor sales of the ultra-thin model released this year. He also apparently abandoned his intention to name the S26 base after S26 Pro. Thus, the catalog will include a line consisting of the Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra.