Much has been said about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S25 series. However, despite numerous leaks, we still aren’t sure whether Samsung plans to use only the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite for the Galaxy S25 or a combo of 8 Elite and the Dimensity 9400 or also throw its in-house Exynos 2500 in the mix. Where reports have claimed that the Galaxy S25 series solely relies on the Snapdragon 8 Elite, thus potentially increasing the price of the phones, we’ve also seen the Galaxy S25+ equipped with an Exynos 2500 pop up on Geekbench with less-than-optimal performance.
If Samsung does pack the Exynos 2500 in the Galaxy S25, the company must ensure that the retail SoC is ready to hang the big boys, as the latest Exynos 2500 Geekbench run leaves a lot to be desired.
Exynos 2500 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Apple A18 Pro
Per the newest Exynos 2500 Geekbench 6 run, the chip earned single and multi-core scores of 2,358 and 8,211, respectively. Based on our database, these scores are 15% and 26% better than the Geekbench 6 single-core and multi-core scores of the Exynos 2400. However, the performance comparison between the Exynos 2500, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, and the Apple A18 Pro is much less flattering.
Based on the Snapdragon 8 Elite’s average single-score (3,196) and multi-core (10,115) Geekbench scores, the Exynos 2500 is a whopping 26% slower in the single-core department and 19% slower in the multi-core department. In the case of the Apple A18 Pro, the single and multi-threaded differences come out to be -32% and -4% for the Exynos 2500.
In other words, in its pre-production state, the Exynos 2500 still has a ways to go before the SoC can reasonably compete with the Snapdragon 8 Elite. However, Samsung has a lot of time to iron out the kinks, as the Exynos 2500 is likely to debut in the latter half of 2025 in the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and possibly the Galaxy S25 Slim.
As always, take the information and the Geekbench numbers detailed here as non-final and almost certainly lower than what we will get once the Exynos 2500 officially launches.
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Jukanlosreve on X, Geekbench, (Teaser image: Samsung, Milad Fakurian on Unsplash, edited)