The Galaxy S25 series will likely be presented in mid-January, just like its predecessor. But we don’t have to wait that long to find out important details about what’s to come Samsung flagship phone series. A leaked Galaxy S25 Ultra benchmark test is already underway, teasing huge performance gains for the upcoming handset.
The Galaxy S25 phones should have Qualcomm’s brand new Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, which was announced a few weeks ago. The SoC will compete against Apple’s A18 Pro chipset that powers the iPhone 16 Pro phones. If this leaked benchmark is genuine, it looks like the Snapdragon 8 Elite is very close to matching Apple’s latest smartphone chip.
The leaked Galaxy S25 Ultra Geekbench 6 benchmark test is very recent, having been performed earlier this week. The phone scored a goal 3,148 in single-core tests and 10,236 in multi-core tests.
These are early benchmark tests that probably come from Samsung’s development team. With less than three months until the phone’s launch, Samsung must be in the final stages of development, especially on the software side.
The benchmark says the phone runs Android 15, Google’s latest operating system. No Samsung phone will get Android 15 until the Galaxy S25 series comes out. Samsung is developing One UI 7 software that runs on top of Android 15.
Seeing benchmark tests appear at this stage makes sense, as does seeing performance variation between tests. For example, another test conducted on Tuesday shows the same phone hitting 2,346 and 9,456 points in the same test. Results from the end of September show the Galaxy S25 Ultra running as low as the mid-1400s in single-core tests.
Still, that score of 3,148 is a potential indicator of the kind of performance the phone can offer. We’re looking at gains of over 35% over the Galaxy S24 Ultra in single-core testing. This year’s Ultra scores nearly 2,300 in single-core tests and over 6,400 in multi-core tests.
The iPhone 16 Pro Max tops 3,400 in single-core and reaches nearly 8,500 points in multi-core tests.
While The iPhone 16 Pro Max obliterated the Galaxy S24 Ultra in Geekbench 6 benchmark testing, the two phones were close in real-world speed tests. The The Galaxy S24 Ultra nearly matched the iPhone 16 Pro Max in that performance comparison.
What I mean is that the Snapdragon 8 Elite should be even better than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip. Whether or not it closes the gap with the A18 Pro in speed tests, as this leaked benchmark indicates, it should be incredibly fast in these real-world speed tests.
Finally, there is another development for the Galaxy S25 series that may upset some buyers. Contrary to reports which all Galaxy S25 flavors will feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, one leaked the Galaxy S25 Plus benchmark shows that the phone has a Samsung chip, likely the Exynos 2500. That phone scored 2,359 and 8,141 in benchmarks.
There is a big performance difference between the Snapdragon 8 Elite and the Exynos 2500, at least in these tests. If Samsung uses its chips in the Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus, it will probably only happen for certain international versions. But we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.
Meanwhile, these early benchmarks reveal that the Galaxy S25 Ultra and S25 Plus will have 12GB of RAM.
