Samsung To Use 2nm Process For Galaxy S26 To Challenge Apple

Samsung Foundry is expected to make the company’s 2nm fabrication process, called SF2, ready for mass production by next year. Samsung is said to have used this tech for its in-house Exynos chip for that year, the Exynos 2600, which it will use in the Galaxy S26 series smartphone. 

As per a new report from Et News, Samsung has started developing a chipset under the codename ‘Thetis.’ The news outlet claims that the company will be mass-producing this SoC on the 2nm fabrication process in 2025 and use it in the Galaxy S26 series smartphones. Samsung is expected to launch this processor as the Exynos 2600.

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Samsung Exynos 2600 To Leverage In-House GPU

Thetis is a Greek mythological figure who appears in several roles, including a sea nymph, goddess of water, and one of the fifty Nereids, who are daughters of the ancient sea God Nereus. As per the report, the Exynos 2600 will come packed with an in-house developed GPU instead of one based on AMD’s RDNA architecture, like the one we have in the Exynos 2400.

The company should launch the Galaxy S26 series in January 2026. Apple, on the other hand, should unveil the iPhone 17 series, which is expected to use a 2nm chipset developed by TSMC, in September 2025. This means the South Korean company will not be the first to launch a smartphone with a 2nm chipset. 

Currently, that’s all the information available on the Exynos 2600. More information will; be available in the coming days. Samsung is also expected to launch the Buds 3 at the Galaxy Unpacked event on 10 July 2024 alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6.

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Samsung Foldables Could Use Snapdragon Chip Globally

Samsung's next-gen foldable phones are just days away from launch, and more information is pouring in making the picture clearer of what consumers should expect from the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6. One recent piece of information reveals the company’s chipset strategy for the upcoming foldable phones.

Previous rumors hinted that the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 could be the company’s first foldable phones to leverage a dual-chip strategy similar to the Galaxy S lineup. In other words, these smartphones could ship with an Exynos chip in some markets and a Snapdragon SoC in others.

A new report suggests otherwise. The Elec, citing anonymous sources, claims that the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 will come with a Qualcomm solution exclusively. Both smartphones will leverage the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip globally. As per the report, Samsung’s decision to use a single chip across the lineup globally has nothing to do with the performance of the Exynos 2400 SoC chip.