Advantages
- Newer Launch Date: March 2026 (March 2026 vs January 2026)
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3730 MHz (2900 MHz vs 3730 MHz)
Basic
Samsung
Label Name
MediaTek
March 2026
Launch Date
January 2026
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
S5E8865
Model Name
MT6991Z/ECZB
1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
Architecture
1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925
3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
3 nm
2900 MHz
Frequency
3730 MHz
GPU Specifications
Samsung Xclipse 550
GPU name
Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
1200 MHz
GPU frequency
1612 MHz
128
Shading units
128
3.0
OpenCL version
3.0
1.4
Vulkan version
1.3
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
12.1
DirectX version
12.1
Connectivity
Up to 5100 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 7300 Mbps
LTE Cat. 18
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
6.1
Bluetooth
5.4
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
-
Memory frequency
5333 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
-
L2 Cache
2 MB
-
L3 cache
12 MB
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP, 3x 36MP
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.1
Storage type
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 1680
1361
Dimensity 9500s
2585
+90%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 1680
4359
Dimensity 9500s
8474
+94%
FP32 (float)
Exynos 1680
1203
Dimensity 9500s
4853
+303%
AnTuTu 10
Exynos 1680
1408598
Dimensity 9500s
3232476
+129%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy A57
Samsung Exynos 1680
768
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
2345
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy A57
Samsung Exynos 1680
783
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
2253
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy A57
Samsung Exynos 1680
5980
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
18356
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Samsung Galaxy A57
Samsung Exynos 1680
1695
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
6194
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy A57
Samsung Exynos 1680
6205
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
22281
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy A57
Samsung Exynos 1680
1726
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
6280
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