There have been conflicting reports about the Galaxy S26 and its chipset. Some rumours claim that Samsung will use the in-house Exynos 2600 chip, while others say it will exclusively use the Snapdragon chip. A few reports claimed the South Korean firm will use a variant of the Snapdragon chip that is made by Samsung Foundry, but later this claim was discarded.Samsung Foundry-made Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 hasn't been cancelled yetNow, it is being claimed that the Samsung-made version of the Snapdragon chip isn't out of the contention yet. Reliable tipster Digital Chat Station claims that the rumored Samsung Foundry-made Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 processor, which has model number SM8850s, has not been cancelled yet because its price is much lower than the TSMC-made version of the chip (SM8850).Apparently, some smartphone brands are following the wait-and-watch strategy. If the chip doesn't have any critical issues, they could decide to use the Samsung Foundry-made version of the chip, at least in their affordable high-end phones.The regular version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 chip is reportedly fabricated on TSMC's N3P process node. In comparison, the SM8850 is made by Samsung Foundry on its 2nm process node. Pre-Order Galaxy Z Fold 7 Buy From Samsung Shop Previous reports claimed that Samsung Foundry is struggling with low yield for its 2nm process, and that has forced Qualcomm to cancel the Samsung version of the chip. However, it is possible that Samsung Foundry could improve the yield by the time the chip is scheduled to be shipped to smartphone brands.If the Samsung Foundry version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 chip becomes a reality, the Galaxy S26 series will likely use that chip. However, it isn't clear if it will carry the ‘For Galaxy' branding, especially since other brands are also interested in the chip, based on its performance.The post Samsung-made Snapdragon chip for Galaxy S26 is still a possibility appeared first on SamMobile.