Samsung Galaxy S21 + has reportedly been spotted on Geekbench, hinting at some key specs to expect from the phone. The Samsung phone with the model number SM-G996 listed on the benchmarking website is believed to be the Galaxy S21 +, while another report calls it the Galaxy S21. The phone has been bundled with the unannounced Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 SoC and outperforms the Exynos variant that was tested in September. Qualcomm is expected to announce the Snapdragon 875 SoC next month.
The Geekbench listing shows a Samsung phone with the model number SM-G996U that has been associated with the Galaxy S21 + in the past. It suggests that the phone will be powered by a ‘Lahaina’ SoC which is believed to be the codename of the Snapdragon 875 SoC. It’s pretty obvious that Samsung’s latest flagship will come with the latest Qualcomm SoC, so this isn’t really surprising. . The rumored Galaxy S21 + has been bundled with 8GB of RAM and Android 11.
SamMobile first discovered the Geekbench listing and the post refers to the model as the Samsung Galaxy S21 instead of the Galaxy S21 +.
The phone scored 1,120 in single-core tests and 3,319 in multi-core tests. In September, a phone with the model number SM-996B, also believed to be the Galaxy S21 +, was spotted on Geekbench with an Exynos 2100 SoC. It scored 1,040 in single-core tests and 3,107 in tests of multiple cores. The phones in both listings have 8GB of RAM, Android 11, and octa-core processors. The Snapdragon 875 SoC has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz, while the Exynos 2100 has a base frequency of 2.21 GHz.
This has been a trend with the Snapdragon and Exynos variants of the Samsung Galaxy S series, where the Snapdragon variants generally perform better. With the Samsung Galaxy S20 series, phones with Snapdragon 865 technology did not reach the Indian market and this could also be the case with the Galaxy S21 series.
Qualcomm is expected to announce the Snapdragon 875 SoC on December 1, while Samsung is expected to introduce the new Galaxy S21 series a month before its typical launch cycle, with reports pointing to a mid-January launch.
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