Samsung is stepping up chip production, and fresh industry reports back up rumors that first surfaced in July. The upcoming Galaxy S27 Pro is indeed set to feature Samsung’s in-house Exynos 2700 processor across most global markets.
Reporting from Korean outlet The Elec claims that Samsung kicked off mass production line operations for its 2nm Exynos 2700. The company is boosting overall wafer volume by over 10% compared to the previous Exynos 2600. That additional capacity specifically covers the new Pro variant, alongside the standard and Plus models.
Reconfirming summer leaks and changing course
This new production data matches early summer leaks pointing to Exynos chips inside Samsungs’ Galaxy S27 Pro variant across Europe, Korea, and several international regions. Buyers in the US and China can still expect Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, though. Still, Samsung is trusting its own silicon for most of the world.
That choice marks a clear shift from previous expectations. When Samsung launched the Galaxy S26 Ultra, users expected an all-Snapdragon strategy to ensure top performance everywhere. Shifting gears to put Exynos inside a flagship Pro model shows growing technical confidence.
Manufactured on Samsung Foundry’s second-generation 2nm process (SF2P), the Exynos 2700 delivers a 12% performance boost, cuts power draw by 25%, and shrinks die area by 8% compared to first-gen 2nm nodes. Internal Geekbench 6 leaks even suggest the Exynos multi-core score crossed 14,000 points—topping Snapdragon’s Elite Extreme chip by 9.5%—though Qualcomm still leads in single-core metrics.
Manufacturing timeline and the Ultra debate
Production is moving through a multi-stage chain. Samsung handles front-end wafer fabrication internally before shipping wafers to third-party OSAT partners for assembly and testing. They handle final packaging back in-house over a 3- to 4-month cycle.
While the Galaxy S27 Pro has its processor locked in, internal debates continue regarding the top-tier Galaxy S27 Ultra. Samsung’s System LSI team wants to bring Exynos to the Ultra to showcase its 2nm progress and cut licensing costs. On the flip side, the Mobile Experience division is moving carefully, evaluating thermal performance, sustained gaming output, and foundry yield rates before deciding if Qualcomm stays on the Ultra.
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