Samsung Exynos 2600
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Samsung Exynos 2600
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 2 nm (2 nm vs 4 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (January 2026 vs May 2022)
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3.8 GHz vs 3200 MHz)
Basic
Samsung
Label Name
Qualcomm
January 2026
Launch Date
May 2022
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung Foundry (2 nm GAA)
Manufacturing
-
S5E9965
Model Name
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
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
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
10
Cores
8
2 nm
Technology
4 nm
3.8 GHz
Frequency
3200 MHz
GPU Specifications
Xclipse 960
GPU name
Adreno 730
-
GPU frequency
900 MHz
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.1
Up to 4K@120 Hz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
DirectX version
12
Connectivity
-
Download speed
Up to 2500 Mbps
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
Bluetooth
5.3
-
Wi-Fi
6
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5
-
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
-
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Up to 320 MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 4.1
Storage type
UFS 3.1
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, 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-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
+89%
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1665
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 2600
11100
+164%
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
4202
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
3108
Motorola Moto X30 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
1026
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
133077
Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
41503
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
20423
Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
18131
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