Qualcomm is working on two versions of Snapdragon: a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and a Gen 6 Pro. Galaxy S27 Ultra is anticipated to feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, and it could come with a higher price tag.

Chinese leaker DigitalChatStation reports that Qualcomm is using TSMC’s 2nm process for both Snapdragon versions. That said, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro could directly impact the Galaxy S27 Ultra price strategy.

Samsung is already in a tough situation with the Galaxy S26 series pricing. Soaring component costs are already hurting the price strategy. An extended burden from APs end would further pressurize Samsung’s position.

Meanwhile, Samsung can escape the price hike of AP or somehow lower the burden. Qualcomm already confirmed it’s in talks with Samsung Foundry, and the design of its next chipset has been finalized for production.

Source – Digital Chat Station (Weibo)

Qualcomm is said to have handed orders of a portion of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chips to Samsung Foundry. The chip is already being produced by TSMC on 3nm, but Samsung would utilize its 2nm process.

Beyond that, Qualcomm might cooperate with Samsung to manufacture Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6’s Pro version using the latter’s Foundry and enhanced 2nm process. The chip could power the Galaxy S27 Ultra rather than “for Galaxy” version.

TSMC is known to have increased prices for its chip fabrication facilities. Samsung Foundry may play a crucial role in safeguarding the next-gen Galaxy flagships from going expensive.

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