Exynos 2700 reportedly beats Snapdragon in tests
Samsung's Exynos 2700 is reportedly outperforming Qualcomm's latest flagship silicon in internal testing. According to the report, the chip scored around 13,000 points in the Geekbench 6.5 multi-core CPU test, compared with around 11,000 for the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 in the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max, a gap of up to 20% in some results.
Why it matters: the flagship chip race is far from settled, and in-house silicon is becoming a serious competitor for phone makers. For those working in mobile hardware, semiconductors and product strategy, it signals how quickly Samsung's foundry and chip design efforts are advancing.
These are internal, insider-sourced figures, so independent benchmarks will be the real test. Still, Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S27 lineup, expected early next year, could be a key moment for the Exynos brand.
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Key points
- Samsung's chip reportedly outperforms rival Insiders say Samsung's Exynos 2700 beat Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 in internal tests, in a Xiaomi 18 Pro Max.
- The numbers behind the claim The Exynos 2700 reportedly scored around 13,000 points in Geekbench 6.5 multi-core, versus around 11,000 for the Snapdragon, a gap of up to 20%.
- Why it matters The chip is expected to power at least some Galaxy S27 models, which should arrive early next year. Independent tests will show if the lead holds.