Samsung Eyes Comeback with Exynos 2700, Mass Production Set for Late 2026

The last few years have been pretty rough for the Samsung Foundry with improper yields, growing competition and growing political pressure. However, the brand is preparing to significantly ramp up its processor strategy with the upcoming Exynos 2700, with mass production expected to start soon.

Exynos 2700 is inbound for a 2026 release

A new report from The Korea Economic Daily suggests that Samsung will kick off mass production of Exynos 2700 by the second half of 2026. Citing its sources, the primary goal of the brand appears to be a drastic reduction in its current overreliance on Qualcomm.

The Exynos 2600 is expected to power around 25% of the Galaxy S26 lineup, predominantly in European markets. However, Samsung plans to up that number to 50% with the Galaxy S27 series and Exynos 2700. This shift is reportedly driven by the need for cost-effective components and improved manufacturing yields.

Not much is known about the Exynos 2700 specifications yet, except that it will be based on Samsung's second-generation 2nm Gate-All-Around process (S2FP). Although early engineering samples and a Geekbench entry showed conservative clock speeds, the final chip is rumoured to boast a deca-core setup with AMD's Xclipse 970 GPU.

Besides, just like the Exynos 2600 is confirmed to use HPB (Heat Path Block) technology, we can expect Exynos 2700 to do the same as well. Besides, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro could also adopt HPB.

Samsung's pivot to Exynos is also due to financial reasons. By increasing the adoption of its own chips, the brand expects its non-memory division to return to profitability next year.

The Exynos 2700 will power the Galaxy S27 series. While not much is known about the S27 series at the moment, there have been rumours that the Galaxy S27 Ultra could feature Face Unlock. More details about the Exynos 2700 should surface as we inch closer to launch, so stay tuned.