Galaxy S27 Pro uses the regular Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, not the Ultra's Extreme chip

Rating

Likely

Status

Active

Expected

Galaxy S27 launch (early 2027)

First reported

Nov 4, 2026

Last updated

Nov 7, 2026

Categories

SamsungGoogle / AndroidChips & PCs

The claim

In Europe, the Galaxy S27 and S27+ use the Exynos 2700, the S27 Pro uses the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 (SM8950), and only the S27 Ultra gets the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, all with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.

Why we rated it Likely

From import-export records on the NBD trade platform, found by Notebookcheck and relayed by SamMobile, GSMArena and Android Police. Shipping records with real model numbers (SM-S952B to SM-S958B) are hard evidence, so this is Likely, but they can reflect test units and Samsung has not announced the phones. The split mirrors Xiaomi's 18 Pro (regular chip) and 18 Pro Max (Extreme). Update Nov 6: yeux1122 (via GSMArena) adds that the Pro (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6) and Ultra (Extreme Gen 6) use Snapdragon in South Korea too, while the S27 and S27+ stay on Exynos 2700 outside North America.

Sources

• GSMArena (Nov 6)
• Notebookcheck
• SamMobile
• GSMArena
• Android Police

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