"Qualcomm will reportedly dual source some Snapdragon 8 chips and "for Galaxy" variants are expected to be manufactured by Samsung's foundries - those would fit the bill of "custom AP", so maybe those are the chips that Araujo is referring to. Why not both? According to some reports, the Exynos 2600 will be used for all S26 models in most regions, while select regions (US, China, Japan) will get the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 version instead."
"Other recent chip news claims that the Galaxy S26 series will feature a new Exynos connectivity chip, which will handle things like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. That's not an AP, of course, but it's still interesting since the Galaxy S25 series uses Qualcomm's FastConnect 7800 for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth duties - replacing that may be unrelated to the main chipset. Apple recently introduced the N1 connectivity chip on the iPhone Air, which replaced the usual Broadcom offering."
Samsung's Galaxy S26 series will introduce user-centric next-generation AI, a second-generation custom application processor, stronger performance, and new camera sensors. The term "second-generation AP" may refer either to a Samsung-manufactured "for Galaxy" Snapdragon variant or to Exynos lineage following the Exynos 2500; the Exynos 2600 is expected to be the first 2nm smartphone chipset. Reports indicate Exynos 2600 will power most regions while select markets (US, China, Japan) may receive Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6. AP evaluation remains ongoing, and the S26 may also adopt a new Exynos connectivity chip instead of Qualcomm's FastConnect 7800.
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