Rumor
4 publications · October 9, 2026
Rumor says Galaxy S27 Ultra will use only Qualcomm chips, not Exynos 2700
Key points
- A new rumor claims the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra will be sold only with a Qualcomm chipset in all regions.
- That would mean no version of the S27 Ultra uses Samsung's own Exynos 2700.
- The claim comes from an insider tip and has not been confirmed by Samsung.
- Earlier rumors suggested the S27 Ultra might use the Exynos 2700 in some regions and a Snapdragon chip in others.
- Early accounts describe the Exynos 2700 as an excellent chip, built on Samsung's second-generation 2nm SF2P process.
- SF2P is said to offer 12% more performance, 25% lower power use and an 8% smaller chip area than the first-generation SF2 node used for the Exynos 2600.
Summary
(AI)
Nothing here is confirmed. Samsung has not said which chips the Galaxy S27 Ultra will use. The claim rests on a single insider tip that all three outlets passed along as a rumor.
The tip reverses an older rumor. For some time, the talk was that Samsung would split the S27 Ultra by region, with the Exynos 2700 in some markets and a Snapdragon chip in others. The new claim says that split will not happen for the Ultra model.
The coverage also notes that the Exynos 2700 has been well received in early accounts. That makes the reported decision to leave it out of the Ultra a point worth watching. The coverage does not say whether the Exynos 2700 would appear in other S27 models.
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