Samsung officially launched Exynos 2600, and the new chipset will bring UFS 4.1 and advanced APV to the Galaxy S26 series. Spec sheet of Samsung’s new in-house chipset confirms two big potential upgrades for the new phones.

Exynos 2600 is manufactured using Samsung’s 2nm GAA process. It’s a deca-core processor with a peak CPU frequency of 3.8 GHz. It brings Xclipse 960 GPU powered by AMD and adds HPB technology to cut overheating.

UFS 4.1

It’s an improved version of UFS 4.0, which speeds up the storage aspect. Exynos 2600 is gaining support for UFS 4.1, which happened after Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.

Galaxy S26 series will use both Exynos and Snapdragon chips. Since the APs support up to UFS 4.1, the next-gen storage standard is highly likely to be utilized in the upcoming phones.

Samsung has yet to launch UFS 4.1, while Micron’s solution offers 15% faster sequential writing speed, 10% random read, 10% random write, and reduced long latency distribution.

APV

APV is a Samsung-crafted technology, better known as Advanced Professional Video. Exynos 2600 specs spotlight APV codec along with HEVC (H.265), H.264, VP9, and AV1.

Qualcomm officially confirmed that its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 supports APV. Exynos 2600 with APV codec will further improve detail and color precision in videos to a professional level.

Samsung also launched its Heat Path Block, which first used in the Exynos 2600. This packaging technology significantly reduces overheating concerns. That said, the new Exynos is something different from its predecessors.

The new processor is under mass production, and 25 to 30 percent of the Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus will likely be using it. Other variants, including the entire inventory of S26 Ultra, will be equipped with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.

Samsung is expected to release the Galaxy S26 series in late February or early March.

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