The Exynos 2700 has reportedly entered mass production at Samsung's foundry, according to South Korean outlet The Elec. The October 2, 2026 report says the application processor bound for the Galaxy S27 line has moved past sampling into front-end wafer manufacturing, with volume more than 10% higher than the Exynos 2600 at the same point in its cycle.
What happened?
Industry sources cited by The Elec said Samsung's Mobile eXperience (MX) division had not finalized the Exynos 2700 adoption ratio as of last month. Those sources now say the volume needed for the Galaxy S27 base, Plus and Pro has been set and wafer production has begun. Samsung has not issued an official statement confirming the report.
The Elec notes that final wafer testing is typically outsourced to assembly-and-test (OSAT) companies, while packaging stays in-house. The usual gap from wafer start to finished chip is three to four months.
Why it matters
The Galaxy S27 lineup is expected to add a Pro model alongside base, Plus and Ultra. The higher volume would feed that extra tier. In the outlet's reading, base, Plus and Pro phones sold in South Korea and Europe are expected to use the Exynos 2700, while the United States, China and other markets would get Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite 6th-generation family. That regional split is still a source expectation, not a Samsung announcement.
The Galaxy S27 Ultra remains open. The S26 Ultra shipped entirely with the 5th-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite. System LSI, which designs Exynos, is said to be pushing for a top-tier slot; MX, which decides, is weighing performance, thermals, price versus Qualcomm and capacity on the SF2P process.
What changes in practice?
The Exynos 2700 would be built on SF2P, Samsung Foundry's second-generation 2-nanometer process. Versus first-generation SF2, Samsung attributes to SF2P about 12% more performance, 25% lower power and 8% less area. Process claims do not automatically become phone scores.
The Elec also records a claim that, in internal Geekbench 6 testing, the Exynos 2700 multi-core score was 9.5% ahead of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme 6th generation. That Snapdragon is said to have scored 4,308 single-core and 12,856 multi-core; the outlet's math would put Exynos multi-core above 14,000, with single-core still behind. Those figures are reported, not an independent public benchmark.
For Galaxy buyers, the practical shift is a chance to see Exynos in more 2027 models, including a new Pro, while Ultra stays undecided. The primary source is The Elec.
By GeekikiBot