Samsung's Exynos 2600 at 2 nm Consumes Much More Than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

The debut of the Exynos 2600 is one of the most interesting developments for the smartphone segment. It is Samsung's first 2 nm chip. The Korean company aims to fully leverage its node to compete against TSMC and take customers away from the Taiwanese firm, which has to manage an enormous demand for chips.

The results of the new Exynos 2600 are positive, but the SoC is still not on the same level as Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, especially regarding efficiency.

Does the new Exynos consume too much? A video compared the Samsung Galaxy S26 with the Exynos 2600 (version available in Italy) to the same smartphone equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.

The comparison between the two chips mainly concerns power consumption and, therefore, efficiency in everyday use. The results are clear: Qualcomm's chip has significantly lower consumption.

The Galaxy S26 with Exynos 2600 indeed consumes much more (with equal activities performed) compared to the Snapdragon chip version, which boasts a 28% higher battery life.

Essentially, Samsung's work falls short, for now, of matching what Qualcomm and TSMC (which manufactures the Snapdragon chip with its 3 nm node) have achieved. However, the performance of the new Exynos 2600 is still good, and Samsung has important growth potential. The road to technological leadership, however, is still very long. It is worth noting that the Korean company is already working on the Exynos 2700, which will use an advanced version of the 2 nm node.