Samsung Electronics’ next-generation mobile AP, the Exynos 2700, has posted superior results over Qualcomm’s latest flagship chip in internal testing across most categories including CPU, GPU, AI processing, and power efficiency. The results lend weight to expectations that Samsung Electronics will expand the share of in-house chips in next year’s Galaxy S27 series.
According to industry sources on the 23rd, Samsung Electronics’ MX Division recently conducted internal performance comparison testing between the Exynos 2700 and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6. The Exynos is a mobile AP designed in-house by Samsung Electronics’ System LSI Business, serving as the brain that handles core functions such as computation, graphics, and AI in smartphones.
In CPU performance, the Exynos 2700 scored 19% higher than the standard Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 model on Geekbench 6.5 multi-core benchmarks. It also reportedly led Qualcomm’s top-tier Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro by 9.5%.
The Exynos advantage was even more pronounced in GPU performance. At maximum performance, it delivered 5% higher output than Qualcomm’s Pro product, and under low-power conditions with consumption capped at 2.5 watts, it outperformed the standard model by 24% and the Pro model by 22%. This is interpreted as meaning the chip excels at maintaining graphics performance while suppressing heat and battery drain in real-world smartphone usage scenarios.
The Exynos 2700 also led in on-device AI processing performance. In evaluations using the Llama 3.1 8B model, answer generation speed was 18% faster than Qualcomm’s Pro product, and prompt recognition and processing speed was also 5% ahead. As AI features become increasingly important in smartphones, on-device performance—running AI directly on the device without going through the cloud—is seen as a key differentiator.
Improvements were also confirmed in power efficiency, which directly correlates with battery life. In power consumption measurements simulating real-world usage, the Exynos 2700 recorded 161 milliamps (mA). Compared with the 185mA recorded by Qualcomm’s Pro product, power consumption is approximately 12.7% lower.
The Exynos 2700 is slated for production using Samsung Foundry’s second-generation 2-nanometer process, SF2P. The transition to advanced process technology is intended to boost power efficiency while simultaneously improving heat suppression and computational performance. Its predecessor, the Exynos 2600, was used in some Galaxy S26 series models and the Galaxy Z Flip 8.
Industry observers believe that if the Exynos 2700’s performance and yields stabilize, Samsung Electronics could increase the share of in-house APs in next year’s Galaxy S27 series. The ability to reduce external AP procurement costs—which account for a significant portion of smartphone production costs—is cited as a key driver behind expanding in-house chip adoption.
Samsung Electronics’ mobile AP purchases from Qualcomm and MediaTek in the first half of this year reached 7.4383 trillion won (approximately $5.4 billion). This represents 17.9% of total raw material procurement costs in the Device Experience (DX) division over the same period. If in-house AP competitiveness improves, Samsung Electronics can lower production cost burdens for Galaxy products while also expecting increased volume for its System LSI and foundry businesses.