The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, a recent addition to the flagship Galaxy S series, is known for its elegant design while sharing similar internal components with its counterparts. Just a few months following its launch in May, rumors about its successor are already emerging. The anticipated Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge has been spotted on a benchmarking platform, hinting that it might be equipped with the forthcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC successor, commonly referred to as the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2.
Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge Geekbench Listing
A Samsung smartphone carrying the model number “SM-S947U” has surfaced on Geekbench, and is believed to be the Galaxy S26 Edge. This device is reported to have an octa-core chipset with an ARMv8 architecture, featuring a base operating frequency of 3.63GHz. The chip includes two high-performance cores running at 4.74GHz alongside six additional cores clocked at 3.63GHz.
Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge listing on Geekbench
The reported operating speeds appear to surpass those of the current flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC, leading to speculation that the Galaxy S26 Edge could feature the yet-to-be-announced Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 chipset. This is further supported by the ‘U’ designation in the model number, indicating that it is a variant intended for the US market.
According to the listing, the octa-core SoC is coupled with approximately 10.84GB of RAM, which may be marketed as 12GB. The device is expected to run on Android 16, utilizing a motherboard identified as “canoe.”
The benchmark results for the Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge provide valuable insights into its expected performance capabilities. During the Geekbench 6.4.0 Corporate for Android AArch64 benchmarking test, the device achieved single and multi-core scores of 3,393 and 11,515 points, respectively.
These scores not only surpass those of the Galaxy S25 Edge but also outperform the high-end Galaxy S25 Ultra. In internal tests conducted by Gadgets 360, the Galaxy S25 Edge recorded single and multi-core scores of 2,739 and 9,724, respectively, while the Galaxy S25 Ultra achieved 3,053 and 9,832 points.
A comparison of these results suggests that the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 SoC could provide a modest improvement in processing power over its predecessors.
