Initial tests reveal a decline in the performance of the Exynos 2600 processor in the Galaxy S26 compared to the Snapdragon version, especially in terms of power consumption and battery life.
Samsung relies on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor globally in the Galaxy S26 Ultra version, while the Galaxy S26 and S26+ versions in Europe come with an Exynos 2600 processor built with a 2-nanometer manufacturing precision, which is supposed to provide better thermal efficiency.
However, the results show that the processor suffers from higher power consumption in some daily uses, such as browsing TikTok and
As a result, the battery life in the Exynos version decreases to about 6 hours and 48 minutes, compared to about 9 hours and 26 minutes for the Snapdragon version, a difference of more than two and a half hours in favor of the latter.
Thus, concerns return again about the difference between the Exynos and Snapdragon versions, especially in European markets.
