Qualcomm has officially confirmed Galaxy S26 Ultra uses the Snapdragon chipset. Qualcomm has quoted Samsung Mobile’s Galaxy Unpacked post, hyping “Something big is coming. ”

Snapdragon inside Galaxy S26 is locked-in, and the confirmation comes straight from Qualcomm. It isn’t surprising, but a formal assurance ahead of Unpacked has just sealed a solid Snapdragon fan base for the Galaxy S26 series.

While Android flagships get Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, Samsung’s flagships use a customized version: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy. It has a CPU with a faster speed than the standard version for better performance.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy is made using TSMC’s enhanced 3nm process. It features a dual-cluster octa-core CPU with two prime cores clocked at 4.74 GHz and six performance cores @ 3.62 GHz, along with an Adreno 840 GPU.

Galaxy S26 series – Snapdragon vs Exynos

Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra will be equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy processor in select countries. Yes, the adoption has capped at 75 percent, down from 100 percent in the Galaxy S25 series.

The remaining 25 percent slice goes to Samsung’s in-house Exynos 2600. The Galaxy S26 and S26+ will come with a 2nm Exynos chipset in major markets, including India, Europe, African countries, and South Korea.

Exynos 2600 is nice, yet if you hate it, you can buy the Galaxy S26 Ultra. This version alone has Snapdragon regardless of the country you reside in. Be it India, Europe, or any other part, you will get Snapdragon with Ultra.

Samsung plans to further expand the adoption of Exynos next year. It is believed that around 50 percent units of the Galaxy S27 series could come with Exynos 2700. This chip will be made using Samsung’s 2nd-gen 2nm process.

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