Key Takeaways

• Samsung has reportedly began the event of the Exynos 2700, the chipset imagined to energy Galaxy S27 sequence.
• The brand new chip is outwardly primarily based on Samsung’s second-generation 2nm course of (SF2P) course of and guarantees higher efficiency and energy effectivity.
• Samsung is planning to mass produce the Exynos 2700 in 2026 amid experiences of yield issues with the Exynos 2500.

The Galaxy S25 will probably be Samsung’s subsequent line of flagship telephones. The corporate usually launches the Galaxy S sequence at the beginning of the 12 months, so we nonetheless have a very good three months earlier than it’s formally introduced. After that, Samsung will possible announce the Galaxy S26 in early 2026. Whereas we don’t have any concrete particulars concerning the S26 fashions but, a leak has already detailed the specs of the upcoming Galaxy S27 line, which shouldn’t launch earlier than 2027.

SE Every day (noticed by tipster Jukanlosreve on X) experiences that Samsung is creating the Exynos chipset for the Galaxy S27 sequence (by way of Android Authority). The chip will probably be known as the Exynos 2700, and it’s apparently codenamed Ulysses. For these curious, Ulysses is the Roman title for the Greek hero Odysseus.

The chipset will use Samsung’s second-generation 2nm course of (SF2P) course of, an upgraded model that’s presently in improvement, with mass manufacturing set for 2026. It guarantees higher efficiency and energy effectivity in comparison with the earlier era. Samsung is reportedly aiming for a 12% enhance in efficiency, a 25% discount in energy consumption, and an 8% lower in space measurement.

Samsung isn’t utilizing Exynos chips within the S sequence as a lot because it used to. The Galaxy S23 went all-in with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, and the Galaxy S24 had Exynos variants solely in choose markets. The Korean firm can be rumored to ditch Exynos altogether for the upcoming Galaxy S25, choosing the Snapdragon 8 Elite in all fashions. Nonetheless, it appears Exynos will return with Galaxy S27.

The Exynos conundrum

Samsung has been working laborious to make Exynos aggressive with Qualcomm’s flagship chips, however up to now, it hasn’t fairly hit the mark. The Exynos 2400 did handle to problem the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, however the Snapdragon nonetheless outperforms it, particularly in gaming. It doesn’t seem like the Exynos 2500 will change that. Rumors are floating round that Samsung is battling yield points in its 3nm manufacturing course of.

In keeping with SE Every day, Samsung is feeling fairly humiliated by the yield issues with the Exynos 2500 and is trying to “restore its pleasure” with the Exynos 2700. It’s nonetheless unclear if Samsung will launch the Exynos 2500 or the Exynos 2600, or if it’ll simply skip forward to the Exynos 2700.