Samsung says its next flagship processor is moving towards mass production, with gaming performance and on-device AI its main priorities. The chip is expected in several Galaxy S27 models, while the Ultra is tipped to use Qualcomm silicon.
Samsung has confirmed that the Exynos 2700 remains on track for its next flagship line-up, with the company’s chip division now openly pointing to gaming and on-device artificial intelligence as the main priorities for the processor. Speaking during its latest earnings briefing, Samsung said the project has cleared the development stages it expected and is moving towards mass production, strengthening the likelihood that the chip will feature in the Galaxy S27 family next year.
The broader industry picture suggests that the Exynos 2700 is not just an incremental refresh but a more ambitious attempt to improve both sustained graphics performance and local AI computation. Reports from Korean media have linked the chip to Samsung Foundry’s second-generation 2nm process, alongside an upgraded thermal component designed to improve heat handling during heavy workloads. That matters because modern flagship phones increasingly rely on the SoC, the single chip that combines the main processor, graphics unit and neural engine, to keep frame rates steady in demanding games while also running generative AI features directly on the handset.
Samsung has also signalled that the new chip will not be limited to a narrow regional rollout. Industry reporting indicates that the base, Plus and Pro versions of the Galaxy S27 are expected to use the Exynos 2700 in at least some markets, which would give Samsung a much larger deployment than in some previous generations. Shin Seung-cheol, Samsung’s vice-president for System LSI, said the company aims to grow its position in the market by improving competitiveness in SoCs, adding: “We expect to further expand our market share by continuously strengthening our competitiveness in SoC.”
The one clear exception appears to be the Galaxy S27 Ultra, which is still expected to stay with Qualcomm silicon. That leaves Samsung with a familiar strategic split: use Exynos more broadly across the mainstream models while reserving Snapdragon for the top-tier device. Even so, recent benchmark claims have fuelled interest in whether the new chip can close the gap or, in some internal tests, move ahead of Qualcomm’s next flagship part in selected CPU, gaming and graphics workloads. Those results remain preliminary, however, and the true measure of performance will come only when finished phones reach the market.
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