Samsung Galaxy A35 5G reveals itself in benchmark leak with substantial performance gains

The successor to the Galaxy A34 5G has turned up on Geekbench in two listings. To recap, the Galaxy A35 5G was first seen a few months ago in various render images produced by @OnLeaks and MySmartPrice. While the pair revealed the handset's design and dimensions, Geekbench has outlined its specifications.

As the screenshot below shows, both benchmarks return model number 'SM-A356U', which is relatively easy to decode as the Galaxy A35 5G. Additionally, Geekbench reports that SM-A356U contains an SoC with an octa-core CPU split equally into two clusters clocked at 2 GHz and 2.4 GHz. Although the listings do not mention the chipset by name, its core configuration and clock speeds match the Exynos 1380, a 5 nm SoC that we have already reviewed in the Galaxy A54 5G, Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE Plus.

Nonetheless, the Exynos 1380 should help the Galaxy A35 5G surpass the performance of its predecessor that relies upon the older MediaTek Dimensity 1080. According to our benchmarks, the Exynos 1380 averages approximately 34% faster multi-core scores in Geekbench 5, which the listings below underline. By contrast, the Exynos 1380 and Dimensity 1080 are evenly matched when it comes to single-core performance. Elsewhere, Geekbench reports that the Galaxy A35 5G features 6 GB of RAM and runs Android 14, which should both come as no surprise. Unfortunately, other details about the replacement for the Galaxy A34 5G remain unknown for now, including a release date.

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