After months of speculation and going back and forth, we finally know what chip will the Galaxy Z Flip 7 be using. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 will be fueled by the Exynos 2500 processor, and its performance will, unfortunately, be disappointing (in comparison to the competition).
The Galaxy Z Flip 7 performance will be inferior thanks to the Exynos 2500
What changed since all those rumors? Well, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 has surfaced on Geekbench. That benchmarking listing not only confirmed that the Exynos 2500 is a part of the picture, but it also showed us its raw power.
The Samsung SM-F766U popped up on Geekbench, which is the US carrier-locked variant of the phone. The S5E9955 chip aka Exynos 2500 is included here, whiel the phone also packs in 12GB of RAM. Android 16 is also mentioned here, and it’ll ship with One UI 8.0 on top.
The Exynos 2500 managed to score 2,012 points in the single-core, and 7,563 points in the multi-core test on Geekbench. These scores are notably lower than what the Snapdragon 8 Elite, MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and Apple A18 Pro offer. Even the Xiaomi Xring O1 scored higher.
The Exynos 2500 power seems to be on the same level as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
In fact, the Exynos 2500, based on these numbers, barely flies above the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. That was Qualcomm’s flagship chip until the Snapdragon 8 Elite arrived. Which means it’s a generation behind in terms of raw performance.
The Exynos 2500 will be a 3nm processor, in case you’re wondering. It has a 10-core CPU, which includes one Cortex X925 CPU core running at 3.3GHz, two Cortex-A725 CPU cores running at 2.75GHz, five Cortex-A725 CPU cores clocked at 2.36GHz, and two Cortex-A520 CPU cores running at 1.8GHz. The Xclipse 950 GPU is used here, Samsung’s in-house GPU.
Its prime core is clocked lower than expected
One thing to note here is that the prime CPU core, the Cortex-X925, is clocked notably lower than the prime core in the competing GPUs. The clock speeds are usually close to 4GHz, while this one is clocked at 3.3GHz.
We’re not entirely sure why, but perhaps it’s to keep the chip running cooler. Also, considering this is a US variant of the phone we’re looking at, chances are that the Galaxy Z Flip 7 will be used globally for this phone.
The Galaxy Z Flip 7 will become official alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 7. Based on reports, the event will take place in early July in New York.
