Samsung’s latest flagship chipset, the Exynos 2600, promises significant performance and efficiency improvements, supported by a new 10-core CPU and the Xclipse 960 GPU. It also includes a new NPU to improve AI performance, which will reportedly benefit from optimizations made in collaboration with Nota AI.
According to ETNews, Samsung has partnered with Nota AI, a South Korean company specializing in AI model optimization, to improve the Exynos 2600’s on-device AI capabilities. Using Nota AI’s Netspresso platform, which can reduce the size of AI models by up to 90% without sacrificing accuracy, Samsung plans to run large-scale generative AI models directly on Exynos 2600 devices without an active internet connection.
The Galaxy S26 series may offer smarter and faster AI on the device
Galaxy S26 buyers will likely be among the first to reap the benefits of this partnership. However, as Samsung is rumored to offer the devices with Qualcomm Snapdragon chips in some markets, the AI performance on the device may vary depending on the region. This means that users in markets that get the Exynos 2600 version could experience faster and more powerful AI features compared to the Snapdragon variants.
Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S26 series at the end of next month. The company will likely shed more light on the AI performance improvements during the launch event, including how the Exynos 2600’s NPU and Nota AI optimizations translate into real-world benefits on the devices.
The company once again seems to be betting heavily on AI features to offer its upcoming flagship series. Recent reports suggest that the devices may not bring major hardware improvements, but could introduce several new AI features, including a major upgrade to Samsung’s Bixby voice assistant with Perplexity.
