Some Galaxy S26 models might be more power-hungry in one area

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TL;DR

• The Exynos 2600 chipset expected in some Galaxy S26 models doesn’t have an integrated modem.
• Instead, Samsung confirmed that the processor has an external modem.
• An external modem is typically less efficient than an integrated design.

Some Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus models are expected to arrive with an Exynos 2600 chipset instead of a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor. Samsung has already announced this new Exynos processor, but this chip differs from recent Exynos chips in a big way.

Tipster Erencan Yilmaz on X and Korean outlet The Elec both report that the Exynos 2600 processor lacks an integrated modem. Instead, the tipster claims the processor has an external Exynos 5410 modem.




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