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Largely thanks to theQualcommSnapdragon 8 Elitechipset, next year’s Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup should be powerful smartphones.

We’ve also stumbled across benchmarks for the base model S25.

Samsung Galaxy S25 render

Thanks to a new leak from tipsterJukanlosreveon X, we finally have one and boy, it looks impressive.

The singlebenchmark from Geekbenchshows the Plus scoring 3,160 in single-core and 9,941 in multi-core testing.

It’s multicore where Samsung holds the lead, regularly outpacing Apple’s processors.

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE

The newest Apple Pro phone is an excellent machine and a vast improvement over the S24 Ultra inour comparisons.

So, we’re taking this leak with a tiny grain of salt and expecting significant improvements.

The entire Galaxy S25 lineup should see huge boosts over the S24 series.

Galaxy S24 128GB (T-Mobile)

Thestandard S25 had adisappointing leaked Geekbench score, scoring 2,481 in single-core testing and 8,658 in a multi-core test.

We expect Samsung to announce the flagship Galaxy S25 lineup in January, primarily on oraround January 23.

Generally, Samsung takes about two weeks between announcement and official release.

Samsung - Galaxy S24 128GB

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