Samsung Exynos 2600
vs
Apple A15 Bionic

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Samsung Exynos 2600 and Apple A15 Bionic mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 2 nm (2 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (January 2026 vs September 2021)
  • Higher Frequency: 3230 MHz (3.8 GHz vs 3230 MHz)

Basic

Samsung
Label Name
Apple
January 2026
Launch Date
September 2021
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung Foundry (2 nm GAA)
Manufacturing
TSMC
S5E9965
Model Name
APL1W07
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 3.23 GHz – Avalanche, 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard
10
Cores
6
2 nm
Technology
5 nm
3.8 GHz
Frequency
3230 MHz
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Transistor count
15

GPU Specifications

Xclipse 960
GPU name
Apple A15 GPU
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GPU frequency
1338 MHz
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FLOPS
1.7126 TFLOPS
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Shading units
128
-
Execution units
5
Up to 4K@120 Hz
Max display resolution
2732 x 2048

Connectivity

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Download speed
Up to 7500 Mbps
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4G support
LTE Cat. 24
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5G support
Yes
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Bluetooth
5.0
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Wi-Fi
6
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Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR4X
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Memory frequency
2133 MHz
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Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

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L2 Cache
12 MB
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Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Up to 320 MP
Max camera resolution
-
UFS 4.1
Storage type
NVMe
Up to 8K@30 fps encode; up to 4K@120 fps recording; HDR
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1; APV (Advanced Professional Video)
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Up to 8K@60 fps decode; HDR10+ playback
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
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TDP
6 W
Armv9.3-A (AArch64), SME2
Instruction set
ARMv8.5-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 +35%
A15 Bionic
2333
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 2600
11100 +93%
A15 Bionic
5741

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
12698
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple A15 Bionic
3786
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
3108
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple A15 Bionic
3859