Samsung announced the Exynos 2500 SoC last month, which is used in the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 that went on sale yesterday. The Korean brand hasn’t revealed anything about the Exynos 2600 SoC yet, but thanks to Geekbench, we know what to expect from Samsung’s next flagship chip.
A Samsung engineering device with model designation S5E9965 has been spotted on Geekbench with the Exynos 2600 chip. It’s a deca-core CPU, similar to the Exynos 2500, but with a different arrangement. We are looking at a 1+3+6 configuration, having a single prime core clocked at 3.55 GHz, three performance cores running at 2.96 GHz, and six efficiency cores operating at a clock frequency of 2.46 GHz. The graphics department is handled by Samsung’s Xclipse 960 GPU.
The engineering device, powered by the Exynos 2600 SoC, had 12GB of RAM onboard with Android 16. It achieved scores of 2,155 and 7,788 points in Geekbench’s single-core and multi-core tests, respectively.
In comparison, the Exynos 2500-powered Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 scored 2,099 and 7,433 points in our Geekbench test, but the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 scored 2,910 and 9,152 points.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7
Before you jump to any conclusion, you need to remember that: 1) the Exynos 2600 SoC is still under development and its CPU’s clock speeds are unlikely to be final; 2) the final version of the chip that will be used in retail devices will probably have better performance.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7
Bloomberg reports that Samsung is evaluating the use of both Qualcomm’s and its own chips for the Galaxy S26 series, which is expected to arrive next January. We could see Samsung going with the Exynos 2600 for the Galaxy S26, while the unannounced Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 will be used for the Galaxy S26 Ultra and the Galaxy S26 Edge. The latter is said to replace the Plus model in the lineup.
