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09-12-2026, 01:56 PM
Samsung is one of the few smartphone companies that make their own chips. However, the company scaled back the use of its in-house processors a few years ago. Now, its Exynos chips are making a slow comeback.
According to the latest Counterpoint Research report (https://counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/global-smartphone-apsoc-market-share-quarterly), the global market share for Exynos has grown from just 5% in Q1 2024 to 9% in Q2 2026. The company has used Exynos chips in more high-end devices over the past couple of years.
For example, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 became the first Z Flip device to feature an Exynos chip, while the Galaxy S26 and the Galaxy S26+ used the Exynos 2600 in most markets worldwide.
https://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Global-Smartphone-Chipset-Vendor-Market-Share-Q2-2026-Counterpoint-Research.jpgExynos market share in global smartphone market in Q2 2026 | Source: Counterpoint Research
Even the Galaxy S25 FE, Galaxy S26 FE, and Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE exclusively used Exynos chips globally, which was not the case with earlier models in those lineups in recent years. Most Galaxy A, Galaxy F, and Galaxy M series devices are also using Exynos processors.
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In comparison, MediaTek's market share fell from 41% to 31% during the same period, while Qualcomm's market share dropped from 27% to 23%.
Apple's market share climbed from 16% to 19% as iPhone sales increased steadily. Unisoc, which sells low-end chips, has also seen its market share increase from 9% to 13% in recent years.
Reports indicate that Samsung will use the Exynos 2700 chip in the Galaxy S27 and the Galaxy S27+ next year. The chip is reportedly fabricated on Samsung Foundry's second-generation 2nm process, featuring a 10-core CPU and a 16-core Xclipse 970 GPU with a modern AMD RDNA architecture.
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According to the latest Counterpoint Research report (https://counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/global-smartphone-apsoc-market-share-quarterly), the global market share for Exynos has grown from just 5% in Q1 2024 to 9% in Q2 2026. The company has used Exynos chips in more high-end devices over the past couple of years.
For example, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 became the first Z Flip device to feature an Exynos chip, while the Galaxy S26 and the Galaxy S26+ used the Exynos 2600 in most markets worldwide.
https://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Global-Smartphone-Chipset-Vendor-Market-Share-Q2-2026-Counterpoint-Research.jpgExynos market share in global smartphone market in Q2 2026 | Source: Counterpoint Research
Even the Galaxy S25 FE, Galaxy S26 FE, and Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE exclusively used Exynos chips globally, which was not the case with earlier models in those lineups in recent years. Most Galaxy A, Galaxy F, and Galaxy M series devices are also using Exynos processors.
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In comparison, MediaTek's market share fell from 41% to 31% during the same period, while Qualcomm's market share dropped from 27% to 23%.
Apple's market share climbed from 16% to 19% as iPhone sales increased steadily. Unisoc, which sells low-end chips, has also seen its market share increase from 9% to 13% in recent years.
Reports indicate that Samsung will use the Exynos 2700 chip in the Galaxy S27 and the Galaxy S27+ next year. The chip is reportedly fabricated on Samsung Foundry's second-generation 2nm process, featuring a 10-core CPU and a 16-core Xclipse 970 GPU with a modern AMD RDNA architecture.
More... (https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsungs-exynos-chips-slow-comeback-q2-2026/)