With all of the upheaval resulting from Samsung's apparent cancellation of the S26 Edge and filling the resulting void with the Galaxy S26 Plus , it is hardly a surprise that the South Korean behemoth's S-series launch cadence is facing undue uncertainty at the moment, especially given the sheer number of variables.

Now, a new report has bolstered an earlier one, with both projecting a February 2026 launch for the upcoming Galaxy S26 series. Concurrently, the report has further clarified the expected Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5/Exynos 2600 share mix.

South Korea's Electronic Times (ETNews) is now reporting that , seemingly confirming an earlier report by the tipster, Jukan (@Jukanlosreve) .

These two reports now contradict the one from South Korea's ChosunBiz, where the publication had declared that Samsung had managed to rally its proverbial troops and was . Of course, it remains a possibility that ETNews was simply regurgitating Jukan's earlier reporting, especially given the fact that the publication chose to mention the date for the Galaxy Unpacked event at the very tail-end of its report.

Meanwhile, we've been reporting over the past few days that Qualcomm's management was confident of retaining a 75 percent share of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S26 series via the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, leaving an implied 25 percent share for Samsung's in-house Exynos 2600 .

ETNews has now added some color to the reporting around this projected Snapdragon/Exynos mix, noting that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 would command a 70 percent overall share of the Galaxy S26 series, with Samsung's in-house Exynos 2600 powering the residual 30 percent.

As we reported before, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra will be exclusively powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip . The model commands a 50 percent share of the Galaxy S-series sales. Moreover, Qualcomm's flagship chip will also power some of the other S26 variants in select regions, including the US. Nonetheless, the base S26 and the S26+ will use Exynos 2600, especially in the EU, South Korea, and a number of developing countries.

According to ETNews, the Exynos 2600, manufactured using Samsung's new 2nm GAA process, delivers satisfactory performance due to features such as Heat Pass Block (HPB) , but still suffers from residual yield issues, which have limited the volume production for the new chip. Do note that ZDNET reported yesterday that , with major gains in efficiency and thermal controls, to the tune of around 30 percent, and a significantly bolstered NPU for improved AI performance. ETNews appears to be contradicting some aspects of that report today.

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