Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Update: Samsung Galaxy S26 series smartphones are expected to get the Exynos 2600 chipset exclusively in South Korea variants. The recent IT Home report mentions that Samsung Galaxy S26 series will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset only for the global markets and the Exynos 2600 SoC processor is reserved for the units in South Korea. Here is everything you need to know about upcoming Samsung Galaxy S26 series smartphones such as their anticipated features and the primary reason to pack the Exynos 2600 chipset only in South Korea mentioned below.

Why Exynos 2600 Chipset Is Exclusively for South Korea?

Recent reports claim that the performance of previous Samsung’s own Exynos chips has failed to meet expectations and customers mostly choose devices powered by more stable Snapdragon chipsets. So for the global version, the company is going to provide the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, and for the South Korean variants, Samsung will introduce its new Exynos 2600 chipset.

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What More You Can Expect?

Apart from that, Samsung Galaxy S26 smartphone is expected to come with 12GB or 16GB of RAM options with up to 1TB storage in the Ultra model, and it will also feature a 200 MP quad camera setup in the Ultra model and a large 5000 mAh battery pack, and upgraded 60W super-fast charging is also expected. Simultaneously, the smartphone will run on Android 16/17 based on One UI 8 and it may get IP68 rating, titanium frame, and Gorilla Glass Armour 2 for durability.

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Expected Prices

Now if we look at the expected pricing of Samsung Galaxy S26 series smartphones, then the standard Samsung Galaxy S26 smartphone is expected to be priced around 79,999 rupees to 85,000 rupees in India. Simultaneously, the Samsung Galaxy S26+ smartphone is expected to start around 99,999 to 1,05,000, and the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra smartphone is expected to start around 1,34,999 to 1,59,999 rupees.