Qualcomm appears determined to squeeze the Exynos 2700 out of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S27 series.
The chipmaker has reportedly prepared as many as six Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro variants, giving Samsung Mobile plenty of shiny options. Samsung LSI, however, seems less than thrilled at watching Qualcomm wander in and eat its lunch.
The division is now reportedly preparing its own response, which could mean more Exynos 2700 variants to keep the chip alive in the S27 line.
The Galaxy S27 is shaping up as the winner in this family punch-up between Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro and Samsung’s Exynos 2700.
Qualcomm’s six-chip gambit is said to include different configurations, with support for LPDDR6 and LPDDR5X memory.
There could be binned cores and different clock speeds too, giving Samsung Mobile more ways to slice the range without pretending one chip fits all.
Tipster Schrödinger claimed on X that Samsung Systems LSI is preparing an “apt response” to Qualcomm’s push. That response could involve several Exynos 2700 versions with their own RAM options, binned cores and clock-speed tweaks.
The Exynos 2700 is expected to use Samsung’s SF2P process, its second-generation 2nm gate-all-around node. It is tipped to keep Arm’s C2-class CPU cores and an Xclipse-class GPU based on AMD’s RDNA 4 architecture.
Samsung is said to be trying a new thermal layout called Side-by-Side, or SbS, where AP and DRAM dies are stacked horizontally. A copper-based heat sink called Heat Path Block, or HPB, is expected to sit on top, because thin phones and hot silicon remain a daft combination.
The awkward bit for Samsung is yield. Its SF2P process is reportedly still constrained at about 60 per cent, giving Qualcomm a handy opening. So while Samsung Mobile may enjoy being spoilt for choice, Samsung LSI has to prove Exynos 2700 is not just another heroic internal PowerPoint.
