Samsung Exynos 2600
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Samsung Exynos 2600 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 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 October 2024)
  • Higher Frequency: 4000 MHz (3.8 GHz vs 4000 MHz)

Basic

Samsung
Label Name
Qualcomm
January 2026
Launch Date
October 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung Foundry (2 nm GAA)
Manufacturing
TSMC
S5E9965
Model Name
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
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 GHz – Cortex-X5
6x 0 GHz – Cortex-A730
10
Cores
8
2 nm
Technology
3 nm
3.8 GHz
Frequency
4000 MHz

GPU Specifications

Xclipse 960
GPU name
-
Up to 4K@120 Hz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160

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
-
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

Up to 320 MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 4.1
Storage type
UFS 4.0
Up to 8K@30 fps encode; up to 4K@120 fps recording; HDR
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1; APV (Advanced Professional Video)
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Up to 8K@60 fps decode; HDR10+ playback
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 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)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 2600
3150 +9%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
2902
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 2600
11100 +13%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
9840