Samsung’s Galaxy S27 series is shaping up to be another battleground for the ongoing Exynos versus Snapdragon debate. According to a report by SamMobile, citing South Korean publication Money Today, Samsung plans to equip the Galaxy S27 Pro with its unannounced Exynos 2700 chip in the majority of global markets. Only buyers in Canada, Mexico, and the United States would get a Snapdragon processor.
The Galaxy S27 Pro is expected to be a new addition to the S27 lineup, sitting between the standard models and the Ultra. Early rumors describe it as a relatively compact phone that borrows some premium features from the Ultra, including a large battery and a strong telephoto camera. Samsung is expected to announce the full S27 range early next year.
This chip split is not new for Samsung, but the scope of the Exynos push here is notable. If the reports are accurate, virtually every major region outside North America would get the Exynos 2700, including South Korea, India, Australia, Europe, the UK, Africa, and Latin America.
The Exynos 2700 itself is described as Samsung’s second-generation 2nm mobile processor. It is designed by Samsung Electronics’ System LSI division and built on Samsung Foundry’s second-generation 2nm process node, known as SF2P. That puts it on a more advanced manufacturing node than most chips currently in consumer devices.
The chip also reportedly uses a Side-by-Side (SBS) package design. This places the application processor and DRAM next to each other rather than stacking them vertically, with both components covered by a heat dissipation material called the Heat Path Block (HPB). The idea is better thermal management, which matters a lot in a compact phone that is trying to punch above its weight.
The Exynos 2700 is not limited to the S27 Pro either. The standard Galaxy S27 and the Galaxy S27+ are also expected to use the same chip in most countries. That would make the Galaxy S27 Ultra the only model in the lineup to use a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor worldwide, which would be a significant shift from recent years where Snapdragon versions were more widely available.
Samsung’s decision to lean harder on Exynos makes sense from a business perspective. Using its own chips means less money going to Qualcomm and more control over the supply chain. But it also carries risk. Exynos chips have had a mixed reputation among buyers, particularly around performance consistency and heat management. The jump to 2nm and the new packaging design suggest Samsung is aware of those criticisms and trying to address them directly. Whether that will be enough to win over skeptical buyers in markets like Europe remains to be seen.