South Korea’s largest company aims to give customers more options on its coming Galaxy S26 smartphone line next year, according to Choi Won-Joon, president and chief operating officer of its mobile division. Samsung’s current line-up features Alphabet’s AI model, like much of the rest of the field of Android devices.
“We are talking to multiple vendors,” 54-year-old Choi said in an interview at Samsung’s headquarters in Suwon. “As long as these AI agents are competitive and can provide the best user experiences, we are open to any AI agent out there.”
Beyond AI, the mobiles-to-chips conglomerate is also evaluating new application processors for the Galaxy S26 and considering both Qualcomm products and its in-house Exynos 2600.
For the recently released Galaxy Z Flip 7, Samsung used the Exynos chipset in a foldable for the first time. The company has sought to reduce reliance on Qualcomm and allay doubts about the efficiency and thermal performance of its Exynos line.