Samsung is looking forward to introducing the next-generation in-house Exynos 2600 processor with the Galaxy S26, which is now reported to be 5 times faster than the previous generation.
Under the hood, Samsung is actively working on its next flagship Galaxy S26 series, including three models: the Galaxy S26 Pro, Galaxy S26 Edge, and Galaxy S26 Ultra. Following the previous Galaxy S series launches, the upcoming series is expected to debut sometime between January and February 2026.
The company is expected to power the Galaxy S26 with its in-house Exynos 2600 chipset, at least in a few regions. Meanwhile, Arm has now announced (via) its latest CPU & GPU, and the CPU cores could be used in Exynos chips in the future.
Arm has introduced the Lumex platform, which features C1 series CPUs and the Mali-G1 Ultra GPU. The C1 series includes four specific cores as mentioned below:
- C1-Ultra, C1-Premium, C1-Pro, and C1-Nano.
Similar to last year’s Cortex-X925 CPU core, all of these new CPU cores are designed with the 3nm process nodes in mind.
Processors used to run operating systems and applications, and smartphones have become the center of a wide range of AI-based features, while Exynos 2600 is also designed to meet this trend.
The C1 CPU helps to integrate AI accelerators directly into the processor core and Scalable Matrix Extension 2 technology based on Arm v.93 instructions; the Exynos 2600 will deliver five times faster AI processing speed while saving 3 times more energy.
Apart from the AI processing, the processor will also be upgraded comprehensively. The C1-Ultra cluster will offer 25% more power compared to the Cortex-X925, integrated with six new generation C1-Pro cores. Whereas the Mali-G1 Ultra GPU also attracts attention with 20% more graphics power, better power saving, smooth ray-tracing support with a 40% higher frame rate, and sharp image upscaling ability.
All of these upgrades suggest that the Exynos 2600 could turn the Galaxy S26 into an AI monster with 5x performance.
