This always seems to be a pressing question as pretty much every new Galaxy S family of devices is on the horizon – what chipsets will they use? We already know that the Exynos 2700 is, by early accounts, an excellent chip. The Exynos 2700 will be fabbed on Samsung’s SF2P, a second-generation 2nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) node. Compared to the first-gen node (SF2), which was used for the Exynos 2600, SF2P offers a 12% performance improvement, a 25% reduction in power usage and an 8% decrease in chip area. Plus, likely ARM C2 CPU cores. We also know that Samsung System LSI, which designed the chip, is pushing for it to get adopted in the top S flagship. That said, there are still some questions when it comes to production yields and capacity. Reports already say that Samsung pushed Exynos 2700 production “more than 10% higher” than the Exynos 2600, which makes sense, even if just to supply enough for the new S27 Pro model. On the other hand, Samsung has a longstanding strategic relationship with Qualcomm to uphold. It’s a complicated situation.
A new insider tip now claims a couple of things about the matter. Apparently, the yields on the Exynos 2700 are really good, but even so, there is little chance of seeing it on the S27 Ultra. A final decision has apparently not been made yet, but this seems to be the most likely outcome. So, every S27 Ultra will get the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, while the S27, S27+, as well as the new S27 Pro will use Exynos in Europe and Korea and Snapdragon in China and the US.