Apple A19
vs
Samsung Exynos 2600

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A19 and Samsung Exynos 2600 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 2 nm (3 nm (TSMC N3P) vs 2 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3.8 GHz (2x 4.26 GHz – 4x 2.51 GHz vs 3.8 GHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (September 2025 vs January 2026)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Samsung
September 2025
Launch Date
January 2026
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung Foundry (2 nm GAA)
A19
Model Name
S5E9965
6-core CPU (2 performance + 4 efficiency)
Architecture
1× C1-Ultra up to 3.8 GHz; 3× C1-Pro up to 3.25 GHz; 6× C1-Pro up to 2.75 GHz
6
Cores
10
3 nm (TSMC N3P)
Technology
2 nm
2x 4.26 GHz – 4x 2.51 GHz
Frequency
3.8 GHz

GPU Specifications

Apple A19 GPU, 5-core with Neural Accelerators
GPU name
Xclipse 960
-
Max display resolution
Up to 4K@120 Hz

Connectivity

Gigabit LTE
4G support
-
5G (sub-6 GHz & mmWave)
5G support
-
Bluetooth 6
Bluetooth
-
Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi
-
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, NavIC
Navigation
-

Memory Specifications

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Memory type
LPDDR5X

Miscellaneous

16-core Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
NPU/AI engine: 32K MAC; up to +113% gen-AI performance vs Exynos 2500
Instruction Cache 128 KB, Data Cache 64.0 KB
L1 Cache
-
4 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), FLAC, MP3, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos
Audio codecs
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1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
Up to 320 MP
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Storage type
UFS 4.1
4K Dolby Vision @60 fps; Cinematic 4K @30 fps; slo-mo 1080p @120/240 fps; Spatial Video 1080p @30 fps
Video capture
Up to 8K@30 fps encode; up to 4K@120 fps recording; HDR
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Video codecs
H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1; APV (Advanced Professional Video)
HEVC (H.265), H.264, AV1; HDR Dolby Vision/HDR10+/HDR10/HLG
Video playback
Up to 8K@60 fps decode; HDR10+ playback
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
Armv9.3-A (AArch64), SME2

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A19
3559 +13%
Exynos 2600
3150
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A19
8710
Exynos 2600
11100 +27%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPhone 17
Apple A19
9421
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
12698
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPhone 17
Apple A19
2130
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
3108