The Samsung Galaxy S26 series is set to be unveiled on Wednesday, February 25. If you're interested in the latest news, we have articles covering all the leaked details about the Galaxy S26 Ultra, as well as the Galaxy S26 and S26+.
It's widely known that the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra will feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset across all regions, while the Galaxy S26 and S26+ will be equipped with the Exynos 2600 in various markets (specific regions are still being clarified). Here’s an overview of what to expect from these processors, highlighting insights from TechManiacs, which has compiled system information and benchmarking results for the upcoming devices.
Chipset Overview: Galaxy S26/S26+ with Exynos 2600 • Galaxy S26 Ultra with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
It’s important to note that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 will be an overclocked variant specifically designed for Galaxy devices—the Prime core cluster will be clocked at 4.74GHz, compared to the standard 4.61GHz of the regular Elite Gen 5. We anticipate possible GPU enhancements, but those details remain unconfirmed.
This overclocking results in the Snapdragon’s Prime cores (Oryon V3) operating nearly a full gigahertz faster than the Exynos 2600's ARM C1-Ultra core, which runs at 3.80GHz. Consequently, it is no surprise that the Snapdragon chipset leads in single-core performance by approximately 16%.
Geekbench 6
- Single-core
- Multi-core
Galaxy S26 Ultra (Snapdragon)
Galaxy S26 (Exynos)Galaxy S26 Ultra (Snapdragon)Galaxy S26 (Exynos)Interestingly, the multi-core scores are nearly identical, falling within the margin of error, with the Exynos 2600 scoring only about 2% lower than its Snapdragon counterpart. The advantage for the Exynos 2600 stems from its deca-core CPU (1+3+6 configuration), while the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is designed with eight cores (2+6).
Geekbench 6.6.0 Results: Galaxy S26/S26+ (Exynos 2600) vs. Galaxy S26 Ultra (Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Elite)
Although not indicated in the screenshots above, it’s noteworthy that all three Galaxy S26 models come with 12GB of RAM as standard. The S26 Ultra will also offer a 16GB option, but only for the 1TB variant, which we believe may not have been the one tested.
For further details on the S26 lineup, be sure to check out our “what to expect” posts.
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