Leaked Galaxy S25 benchmarks apparently confirm an all-Snapdragon lineup for 2025
- It looks like it’s all Snapdragon for the Galaxy S25
- We had heard conflicting rumors before
- A launch date of January 22, 2025 has been leaked
Ever since the Samsung Galaxy S25 rumors started, it wasn’t clear which chipsets would be put into these phones in which part of the world – but the latest leak might have finally settled the matter, just weeks before launch day.
According to tipster Tarun Vaten (via SamMobile), Geekbench benchmarks have appeared online showing the international version of the standard Galaxy S25 model with the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor (along with 12GB of RAM).
That’s significant, because the international version of the Samsung Galaxy S24 is equipped with the Exynos 2400 chipset designed by Samsung itself, instead of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor found in other phones in the series.
The implication is that Samsung is indeed going all-in with the Snapdragon this year – as previously claimed – and that the Galaxy S25 phones will have the same processor wherever in the world they are sold.
Exynos vs. Snapdragon
Breaking ‼️Galaxy S25 (SM-S931B) just surfaced on Geekbench! 🚀 Powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite processor with 12 GB RAM! Single-Core: 2986Multi-Core: 9355 Snapdragon 8 Elite has been officially confirmed for the Vanilla model in international markets (India, Europe and more)! 🌍 pic.twitter.com/9ySZFnKxRtDecember 31, 2024
Samsung has been mixing processors within the Galaxy S series and the Galaxy S III since 2012 (previous models were Exynos only). At the time, the chipsets were the Exynos 4 Quad, the Snapdragon S4 and the Snapdragon 400.
The idea is that the chipset in the phone varies depending on which part of the world you buy it in, and performance levels don’t differ noticeably (although Snapdragon chips are generally considered more powerful and efficient).
Using Exynos means lower costs and higher profits for Samsung, although it’s a complicated picture involving international licensing, supply chains and of course the varying performance of these chips as new ones are produced each year.
You may remember that the Galaxy S23 series went all-in on Snapdragon chips, which is usually a popular choice for consumers – assuming Samsung doesn’t pass any extra costs into the price of the Samsung Galaxy S25 phones.