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A few weeks back, Samsung confirmed the existence of its next-gen flagship processor — the Exynos 2700. According to the latest rumors, the chip is destined for big things, not only powering the baseline entries in next year’s Galaxy S27 series but also the highly anticipated Galaxy S27 Pro.
Well, at least some models. Reports suggest Samsung will continue to use its dual-chip strategy across all models except the Ultra. This means the Galaxy S27, S27 Plus, and S27 Pro will ship with the Exynos 2700 in most global markets, while the US, China, and a few other select regions receive a Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered variant.
I’m sure I don’t need to remind you about the long-running Exynos versus Snapdragon saga. The problem is that Exynos has all too often resulted in lower performance for apps and games and, occasionally, more questionable network efficiency. However, it has occasionally held an edge in power efficiency, so it’s not all bad. But the biggest problem is that, depending on where you are in the world, you get a slightly different Galaxy experience, despite paying the same high price.
If Samsung wants to end this debate once and for all, it needs to get these four things right with the Exynos 2700.
What do you want most from the Exynos 2700? 12 votes Top-tier CPU performance 17 % Graphics that runs cooler 0 % Better AI support 17 % Improved networking 8 % Less power consumption 42 % Other. See comments. 17 %
Making the most of its powerhouse CPU
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One big point of contention between Exynos and Snapdragon is that the latter now ships with Qualcomm’s custom Oryon CPU cores. Those cores are seriously powerful, just about surpassing Apple’s custom CPU as the fastest mobile cores around.
Ever since Samsung dropped its ill-fated custom Mongoose CPU cores, it’s been reliant on Arm’s Cortex CPU cores for Exynos. Cortex is great, but its single-core performance hasn’t quite kept up with the very fastest, and the Exynos 2600 was further hamstrung by lower clock speeds than rivals making use of the same core.
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