Samsung’s next flagship may still be months away, and we are with the Galaxy S26 Ultra now, but development is already underway for the next premium phone. According to information we’ve received, Qualcomm’s upcoming SM8950 chipset is currently being tested for the Galaxy S27 Ultra. Internally, the chip is being referred to as the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, although some sources also mention the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 naming.
Galaxy S27 Ultra with First TSMC 2nm Processor
The SM8950 is said to be built on TSMC’s advanced 2nm process. If true, this would be the first Galaxy Ultra device to use a 2nm Snapdragon chip. The current Galaxy S26 Ultra chip can deliver excellent performance, but it means moving it further. The shift to 2nm should bring better performance in both raw speed and battery efficiency. In real-world use, that could mean faster app launches, better gaming sessions, and longer battery life during heavy usage.
New Oryon CPU Architecture
Qualcomm is reportedly using a fresh 2+3+3 Oryon CPU layout for the SM8950. The chip may offer 2 prime performance cores, 3 performance cores, and 3 efficiency cores. In simple words, it will help users to play games for longer times with better cooling, faster app opening, and fewer lags in everyday use.
The chip is also tipped to feature a shared 16MB L2 cache, and it will benefit from apps responding faster & improving multitasking performance.
Adreno 845 GPU Brings Strong Graphics Gains
For graphics, the chipset may include the Adreno 845 GPU with six slices, along with 12MB GMEM and 6MB system-level cache. That should translate into smoother high-refresh-rate gaming, better sustained graphics performance, faster video rendering, and stronger on-device AI processing.
LPDDR5X+ RAM and UFS 5.0 Storage
As we have told in the last article, the next Snapdragon chip, which is SM8950, is expected to support LPDDR5X+ memory and UFS 5.0 storage. UFS 5.0 could deliver a noticeable jump over current UFS 4.0 speeds. All these specs will drag flagship devices like Galaxy S27 Pro & S27 Ultra to the next level.
The other rumors also suggest Qualcomm may launch two variants. The Pro variant with SM8975 to get LPDDR56 support is also in work, and we need to see which version Samsung will use in the next flagship phone.
When will it be released?
It is expected to feature on the next Galaxy S27 Pro & S27 Ultra smartphones, and that may happen in the first quarter of next year. Currently, Samsung has focused on its Galaxy S25 series and Galaxy S26 series. Apart from that, we could also see this new Qualcomm processor on other flagship Android smartphones before the Samsung.
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