Hey iQOO fam! We’ve got an exciting early peek at Qualcomm’s next flagship chip—the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2—thanks to a Geekbench listing of the Galaxy S26 Edge (model SM-S947U). These early results bring insights into the performance trajectory of Samsung’s upcoming S-series, and why it matters for all of us watching the Android flagship space closely.

What the Geekbench Listing Reveals

Scores: The Galaxy S26 Edge achieved 3,393 points in single-core and 11,515 in multi-core tests on Geekbench 6.4 .

Configuration: It’s powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 (for Galaxy), pairing 12 GB RAM with Android 16 (likely One UI 8) .

More Power Under the Hood Than Meets the Eye

Although the chip is rated to hit 4.74 GHz peak clock on its prime cores, the test unit was running at a throttled 4.0 GHz, suggesting these figures are conservative and from a pre-production sample .

The SoC keeps the familiar 6+2 core layout and adds support for SME (Scalable Matrix Extensions)—hinting at stronger AI and ML performance in future .

Head-to-Head: Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 vs. Exynos 2600

The Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 already outperforms Samsung’s Exynos 2600, scoring much higher even without full clocks .

Exynos 2600, Samsung’s forthcoming 2 nm in-house chip, is rumored to be used for other variants like the S26 Pro and Edge in select markets, while S26 Ultra may still get Snapdragon globally .

What’s Next for Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

Qualcomm is expected to officially unveil the chip around late September, at the Snapdragon Summit .

Meanwhile, rumor sites suggest this chip will deliver up to a 25% gain in CPU performance and a 30% boost in GPU (Adreno 840) over the previous generation .

Quick Recap

Highlight Insight

Benchmark Potential 3,393 (single), 11,515 (multi) on Geekbench 6.4

Performance Headroom Underclocked at 4.0 GHz vs. 4.74 GHz peak

Competitive Edge Outperforms Exynos 2600 even in early sample

What’s Coming Full speed, official reveal in Sept, likely big AI/GPU boost

Why iQOO Folks Should Care

If you're keeping tabs on flagship performance, these numbers hint at major strides in speed and power.

As future iQOO flagships may adopt similar chips or architectures, we could be looking at industry-leading performance and efficiency soon.

It’ll be interesting to see how competition evolves from both Qualcomm and Samsung's own silicon.

@iQOO Connect