The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra may use an Exynos chipset, and surprisingly, that could be a good thing

• The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra could use an Exynos 2600 chipset in at least some regions
• This would be the first time since the S22 Ultra that a Snapdragon chipset was not used
• But reports suggest that the Exynos 2600 could actually be even better than the latest Snapdragon and Apple chipsets

Most years, Samsung will use a mix of chipsets in its Galaxy S series handsets, with you either getting an in-house Exynos chipset or a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip depending on the phone you choose and where in the world you are. But in recent years, the Ultra models have always used Snapdragon. That may not be the case with the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra.

This is according to a report on Yonhap News (via @Jukanlosreve), which says that it is “likely” that the Exynos 2600 will be used in the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. That said, they don’t specify if it will be used globally or only in some regions, and if we had to guess, we’d guess that the US will still get a Snapdragon chipset (specifically the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5), since the US usually gets Snapdragon models of Galaxy S phones.