The Galaxy S26 series is "definitely" bringing back Exynos, writes leakster

31 March 2025
The Exynos 2600 will be fabbed on Samsung's SF2, a 2nm node with third-generation Gate All Around tech.

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hev.c, 31 Mar 2025That still doesn't mean that the camera rings on the S... moreThey are fake rings, that are there only to deceive buyers, to make them think the lenses are larger than they actually are.

    Claudespeed, 31 Mar 2025You should take English classes, we're here to discuss... more"..we're here to discuss tech not teach English."

    Not TO teach english.

    I'm not using any tranlator, I don't need to, I'm fluent in english, and trust me, you don't want to teach me anything, given the fact that you can't.

      DarlingYext, 31 Mar 2025"They will be the same losers who recommend s24u and o... moreYou should take English classes, we're here to discuss tech not teach English. You could at least use a translator to your native language or try using a better translation service.

        The fact that their best, most high end, absolute top of the line phone has not used Exynos since 2022 says it all.

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          Solun1, 31 Mar 2025It would barely last a day. It was the BT version, smaller ... moreAh okay. Haha, I have the Watch 7 44mm BT, I don't think its that bad, just wish it had better battery life. Like at least 5-7 days. Wear OS is clearly a heavy system and not as efficient as other brands software.

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            • 31 Mar 2025

            Go buy s25 series if you want dragon. I use s24+ powered by dragon and don't want a new phone until s27 series.

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              Anonymous, 31 Mar 2025I also need Tizen OS for Galaxy Watches because Wear OS is ... moreI have a Galaxy Watch 6 Classic 47mm and a Galaxy Watch 3. Watch 3's battery is amazing compare to 6c...

                If you bring Exynos, bring it for all regions. That way you can negate the backlash, but if you give segment Exynos/Snapdragon on a per region basis that will only grow the backlash.

                Give Exynos to all regions this time around 🙏

                  I want to see Exynos back, Exynos is great!

                  Samsung is the only company who controls both the foundry & the chip design, we should be getting innovative SOCs form Samsung that no other company could ever have. The Qualcomm/Mediatek replicas are getting boring. 🥱

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                    DarlingYext, 31 Mar 2025It's nothing impressive, just use camera protection ri... moreThat still doesn't mean that the camera rings on the S25 Ultra are useless or fall off easily, which is what your original post claimed.

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                      • 31 Mar 2025

                      All thanks to Han Jong-Hee sudden passing. Exynos are mass producing the 2600.. at a fast rate.. poor quality production. Next year we'll get unstable Exynos.

                        hev.c, 31 Mar 2025Calling the camera rings "useless fake camera rings th... moreIt's nothing impressive, just use camera protection rings that you can order from a bunch of sites or buy them in stores for a couple of dollars.

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                          Nameless, 31 Mar 2025Because like many users, I never reach peak it's perfo... moreI'm more concerned about efficiency and heat of the chip. Which everyone should be interested in improving.

                            PureOS, 31 Mar 2025S26 desperately need big upgrade in every segment.No matter how much they wanna upgrade past 4 years they were worse than other competition when comparing best phones specs and price asked.

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                              • 31 Mar 2025

                              If they do it's tome to say good riddance

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                                DarlingYext, 31 Mar 2025"They will be the same losers who recommend s24u and o... moreCalling the camera rings "useless fake camera rings that fall off" is ignorance at its peak.

                                They will not fall off at all unless you deliberately try to take them off with a razor blade or something, which is what JRE tried to do.

                                And they were added in order to increase durability, which it actually does. They absorb a lot of the impact from drops on the back of the phone and protect the camera lenses beneath them. Even if they do get damaged, gluing on new camera rings is much easier and cheaper than having to replace the camera lens.

                                In PhoneBuff's drop test of the S25 Ultra, on a few of the drops the camera rings actually did do their job by getting damaged and protecting the actual camera lenses beneath. So you can easily see that they are actually useful for durability and not a cheap gimmick.

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                                  • 31 Mar 2025

                                  I'll give it a shot when it comes out. (If they even stick with the idea)

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                                    • 31 Mar 2025

                                    That's actually a great news, as I can peacefully stick with the S25 Ultra and not worry about replacing it and spending money.

                                      This news just increased sales of the S25 series immensely for this year!

                                      Unless numerous testing and social media testing unanimously prove that the Exynos 2600 is better or equal to the 8 Elite or 8 Elite 2 in majority of tests and cooler and sustains performance longer - especially in the only 2 gaming phone iterations late 2025 or early 2026 then its DEAD! Especially since its last years cpu.

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                                        • 31 Mar 2025

                                        Great! More mediocre chipsets that no one asked for!

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