Exynos 2600 turns out to be Samsung’s smartest chipset, bringing advanced AI features to the Galaxy S26 series. Years after criticism, it looks like the company is finally ready to stop apologizing for Exynos.

That is the quiet fact hiding behind the leaked MLPerf Mobile v5.0 scores (via BairroGrande) for the Exynos 2600. On paper, these numbers look bold, but in context, they are more interesting than being just flashy.

The leaked benchmarks point to a November 2025 build of Exynos 2600. Samsung’s Exynos 2600 reportedly hits 1185, while Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 sits at 880.

This is the difference between Live Translation feeling instant versus feeling like it is catching its breath. Voice summaries that actually get context right and on-device assistants that respond faster, not smarter, but smarter in use.

Object detection

Exynos clocks 4661 against Snapdragon’s 4221. This affects the camera more than Samsung will admit on stage. Faster subject lock, less shutter hesitation and better edge detection when you point the phone at a moving object.

On-device image generation

The most eyebrow-raising detail is on-device image generation. A 512×512 image generated in roughly one second, fully offline. Samsung is positioning Galaxy AI as something you can use without sending your data to the cloud.

Snapdragon still leads in image segmentation and super-resolution tasks. Meanwhile, MLPerf is a controlled benchmark. Real-world performance depends on thermals, scheduling, and how One UI actually taps into the NPU.

If these MLPerf Mobile v5.0 results translate even halfway into shipping Galaxy S26 units, Exynos 2600 stops being the compromise option.

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