"It is very early in the Galaxy S26 rumor cycle, but the flagship lineup has Galaxy Z Fold 7's success to match. There have been confusing details about Samsung's upcoming phones. Earlier, there were rumors of a Galaxy S26 Pro, but they were later discarded. Similarly, some speculated that the Korean company would replace its Plus model with a Galaxy S26 Edge, but recently, another report claimed that there won't be any Edge after the next variant."
"For reference, Samsung used to have Exynos-powered flagship Galaxy S-series phones until the Galaxy S22. In recent years, it shifted to Qualcomm, with the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S25 lineups dropping Exynos entirely. Samsung returned to its in-house processor for the Galaxy Z Flip 7 this year, which was powered by the Exynos 2500 SoC. That said, the Galaxy S26 lineup is said to have an all-new processor."
Galaxy S26 lineup will use an all-new Exynos 2600 chipset in roughly half of devices in South Korea and Europe, while US, Japan, and China units will use Qualcomm chips. Samsung Foundry will manufacture the Exynos 2600 on a 2nm process. The company previously used Exynos in Galaxy S-series flagships through the S22, switched to Qualcomm for the S23 and S25, and returned to in-house silicon for the Galaxy Z Flip 7 with the Exynos 2500. Model naming and variants remain unclear, with earlier S26 Pro and S26 Edge propositions later discarded. Expect meaningful camera upgrades across base, Plus, and Ultra models.
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