Samsung has started mass production of the Exynos 2700 processor, which it plans to use in next year’s Galaxy S27 series. According to the news of South Korea-based The Elec, the company has increased the production target for the new chip by more than 10 percent compared to the Exynos 2600. One of the main reasons for this increase is the planned addition of a new model called Galaxy S27 Pro to the Galaxy S27 family. According to available information; Galaxy S27, Galaxy S27 Plus and Galaxy S27 Pro models will be available in South Korea and Europe with the Exynos 2700 processor. In the US and Chinese markets, the same phones are expected to use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 processor.
On the Galaxy S27 Ultra side, Samsung has not yet made a definitive processor choice. It is stated that the Samsung System LSI unit, responsible for the design of Exynos processors, trusts the performance of the Exynos 2700 and wants the processor to be used in the Galaxy S27 Ultra. Such a choice would mean Samsung using its own processor more extensively in the top-end Galaxy S model. However, the Samsung MX unit responsible for the development of phones stands out as the party that will make the final decision. It is stated that the MX team evaluated multiple variables together, such as performance, heating behavior, production capacity and cost of Qualcomm processors.
2 nm SF2P manufacturing process will be used for Exynos 2700
One of the most technically striking changes of the Exynos 2700 will be its production with Samsung’s second generation 2 nm production technology SF2P. SF2, the company’s first generation 2 nm GAA process, was used in the Exynos 2600. According to the technical data provided by Samsung, SF2P can reduce power consumption by 25 percent while offering 12 percent higher performance compared to the previous process. In addition, it is aimed to reduce the chip area occupied by the same design by 8 percent. These gains can directly impact the practical performance of the Exynos 2700 in terms of maintaining sustained performance, keeping temperature under control, and reducing battery consumption, especially on flagship phones.
The new processor is expected to bring changes not only in production technology but also in CPU architecture. While it was stated that the Exynos 2700 could use Arm’s new generation C2 CPU cores, C1 cores were preferred in the Exynos 2600. Previously revealed internal test results also indicated that the competition between the two processor platforms may be close. According to the results in question, Exynos 2700 outperforms Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 by 9.5 percent in Geekbench’s multi-core test. Despite this, it is reported that Qualcomm’s processor still gives higher results in single core performance; Therefore, it does not seem possible to decide which option is more suitable for the Galaxy S27 Ultra by looking only at synthetic tests.
In the evaluation of Samsung MX, thermal performance is expected to be at least as decisive as raw processing power. Especially Galaxy models in the Ultra class need sustainable performance of the processor in high-load scenarios such as long-term camera use, gaming and artificial intelligence operations. In addition, the price that Qualcomm demands for its new generation Snapdragon processors may make Samsung’s focus on its own Exynos solution more commercially attractive. However, the Exynos 2700 production capacity reaching a level that can meet the total sales volume of the Galaxy S27 family will also be effective in the decision process. Samsung will therefore have to look not only at benchmark tests but also at production efficiency and supply conditions.
It is stated that a preparation period of approximately three to four months is required from the time a mobile processor enters mass production until it reaches its final state that can be used in phones. The fact that Exynos 2700 production has already started coincides in terms of timing with the possibility of the Galaxy S27 series being introduced in February or March. Despite this, it is possible that the decision about which processor the Galaxy S27 Ultra will use will remain open until the later stages of the production process. The Exynos 2700’s 2 nm SF2P technology, lower power consumption and new CPU architecture offer a strong foundation on paper. On the other hand, the main factor that will determine Samsung’s choice in the Ultra model will be to what extent these advantages can be preserved in terms of performance, temperature and efficiency against the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 family in real use.