Samsung Exynos 2600
vs
Apple A18
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Samsung Exynos 2600
and
Apple A18
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 2 nm (2 nm vs 3 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (January 2026 vs September 2024)
Basic
Samsung
Label Name
Apple
January 2026
Launch Date
September 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung Foundry (2 nm GAA)
Manufacturing
TSMC
S5E9965
Model Name
A18
1× C1-Ultra up to 3.8 GHz; 3× C1-Pro up to 3.25 GHz; 6× C1-Pro up to 2.75 GHz
Architecture
2x 4.04 GHz, 4x 2.4 GHz
10
Cores
6
2 nm
Technology
3 nm
3.8 GHz
Frequency
3780 MHz
GPU Specifications
Xclipse 960
GPU name
Apple A18 GPU
-
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
-
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
128
-
Execution units
5
Up to 4K@120 Hz
Max display resolution
-
Connectivity
-
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.3
-
Wi-Fi
7
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
-
Memory frequency
7500 MHz
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Up to 320 MP
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
UFS 4.1
Storage type
NVMe
Up to 8K@30 fps encode; up to 4K@120 fps recording; HDR
Video capture
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1; APV (Advanced Professional Video)
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Up to 8K@60 fps decode; HDR10+ playback
Video playback
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Armv9.3-A (AArch64), SME2
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
NPU/AI engine: 32K MAC; up to +113% gen-AI performance vs Exynos 2500
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 2600
3150
A18
3403
+8%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 2600
11100
+42%
A18
7828
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
12698
Apple iPhone 16
Apple A18
6794
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
1376
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1162
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
9015
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
6820
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
3108
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1554
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
875
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1447
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