Samsung Exynos 2600
vs
Apple A18 Pro
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Samsung Exynos 2600
and
Apple A18 Pro
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)
- Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3.8 GHz vs 3890 MHz)
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 Pro
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 3.89 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
10
Cores
6
2 nm
Technology
3 nm
3.8 GHz
Frequency
3890 MHz
GPU Specifications
Xclipse 960
GPU name
-
Up to 4K@120 Hz
Max display resolution
-
Connectivity
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.4
-
Wi-Fi
7
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5T
-
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
NPU/AI engine: 32K MAC; up to +113% gen-AI performance vs Exynos 2500
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine
-
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 60FPS
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 60FPS
Armv9.3-A (AArch64), SME2
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 2600
3150
A18 Pro
3408
+8%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 2600
11100
+22%
A18 Pro
9092
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
12698
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
7578
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
3108
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
1715
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