United Kingdom, Dec. 15 -- Samsung will reportedly give the Galaxy S26 Ultra the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 instead of the Exynos 2600.

New regulatory filings strongly suggest the Galaxy S26 Ultra will ship globally with Qualcomm's flagship processor, sidelining Samsung's in-house Exynos chip for its most premium model.

The detail emerged through U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) listings, which show both the U.S. carrier model and the international unlocked version of the Galaxy S26 Ultra using the same Qualcomm chipset.

Samsung has long split its Galaxy S lineup between Snapdragon and Exynos depending on region, a practice that has drawn criticism over perceived performance gaps.

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