The A20 and A20 Pro will be Apple’s first chipsets fabricated on TSMC’s 2nm process, pretty much highlighting the company’s propensity to jump to the newest manufacturing nodes as quickly as possible to have an advantage over the competition. On the same lithography, we expect the California-based giant to introduce a total of four chipsets, and after a couple of generations, Apple will switch to an even more advanced technology. The most obvious transition would be TSMC’s A16, or 1.6nm, but a report says neither company has entered talks for this node. Future Apple chipsets are expected to take advantage of […]

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Samsung’s faster Exynos 2600 has reappeared on Geekbench, securing impressive performance scores. It seems Samsung is testing two different versions of Exynos, with the main difference anticipated in CPU frequencies.

Earlier, an underclocked Exynos 2600 emerged on Geekbench, showing a performance decline. It took Samsung around a week to reevaluate its powerful Exynos 2600 chip, which has broken the previous performance records.

In the test conducted on October 29, Samsung’s Exynos 2600 chip hit 3,455 and 11,621 in single-core and multi-core tests, respectively.

This particular chip’s prime core is clocked at 3.80 GHz, while the 6-core cluster is clocked at 2.76 GHz and the 3-core cluster at 3.26 GHz.

In the past, the same SoC scored 3,309 in single-core and 11,256 in multi-core tests. That said, Samsung has improved the overall performance, which is not huge but worth praising.

Last week, an underclocked Exynos surfaced for the first time. The prime core was clocked at 3.55 GHz, while the other setups were at 2.46 GHz and 2.96 GHz. It managed to score 3,047 in single-core and 10,025 in multi-core tests.

Two versions of its upcoming Exynos hint at a future strategy or chip diversification. Who knows if Samsung’s preparing a faster version for Galaxy S26 Ultra and the underclocked for the other two models, base and Plus.

Exynos 2600 is manufactured using Samsung’s cutting-edge 2nm process technology. It’s a huge technological edge over Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, which is still based on TSMC’s 3-nanometer foundry process.

Samsung plans to equip the Asian and European Galaxy S26 and Plus with its 2nm Exynos chipset. Meanwhile, the US, Chinese, and Canadian variants would still feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor.

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The mobile tech world never stands still. New phones featuring Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship processor are just hitting the market. However, rumors about its successor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, are already circulating. The next-gen SoC is expected to officially debut in late 2026, so there’s still a long way to go. However, early reports about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip hint at major performance improvements, including support for the LPDDR6 RAM and UFS 5.0 memory and storage standards.

Artificial intelligence has taken over multiple segments of the tech industry. The smartphone segment is no exception. The heavy implementation of AI by companies like Google and Samsung makes this abundantly clear. Well, the “Elite Gen 6” chip will be better prepared than ever for these tasks.

LPDDR6 and UFS 5.0: The essential upgrades driving the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip

To handle the increasingly complex AI workloads, future silicon requires massive boosts in data speed. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip tackles this directly by reportedly introducing support for two critical, high-speed standards: LPDDR6 RAM and UFS 5.0 storage. These upgrades will dramatically increase how fast the chip can access and write data.

Perhaps the most compelling (and controversial) rumor centers on the manufacturing process. According to the source (tech tipster Digital Chat Station on Weibo), the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip will mark Qualcomm’s transition to the next-generation 2nm node from TSMC. Qualcomm reportedly plans to use TSMC’s more advanced N2P process. This next-level 2nm variant theoretically offers huge gains. It promises up to 18% better performance or a substantial 36% reduction in power consumption compared to the previous 3nm node.

However, it’s noteworthy that other voices in the industry express doubt about this timeline. They argue that due to TSMC’s expected production ramp-up, Qualcomm, along with other large customers, will only secure the initial N2 2nm process for a 2026 launch.

Skipping an entire lithography step seems ambitious. The simple shift to 2nm nodes guarantees major gains in both power efficiency and raw computational ability, regardless of the exact variant used.

Higher flagship costs

Regardless of the precise manufacturing details, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 looks set to be an exceptional leap forward. The combination of a 2nm design with the far faster LPDDR6 memory and UFS 5.0 storage promises significant improvements across the board. These technological advances, unfortunately, rarely come cheap. Analysts expect the Gen 6 to carry a higher price tag than its predecessor. This will likely translate into more expensive flagship devices for consumers.

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