Samsung Galaxy S26 FE visits Geekbench with Android 17, Exynos 2500

3 April 2026 at 17:28

A few weeks ago, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S26 trio, which includes the S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra. At present, there is no clarity on whether there will be a successor to the Galaxy S25 Edge this year, but it appears that the brand could be working on the Galaxy S26 FE. The said device has seemingly appeared on the Geekbench benchmarking platform, hinting at its development.

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Geekbench listing

A device believed to be the Galaxy S26 FE, carrying the model number SM-S741, has appeared on Geekbench. The listing indicates a deca-core processor configuration with clock speeds reaching up to 3.30GHz, supported by multiple performance and efficiency cores. Details from the source code also point towards the presence of the Xclipse 950 GPU, suggesting that the phone could be powered by Samsung’s Exynos 2500 chipset.

The benchmark entry further reveals that the device is running Android 17 and is paired with around 8GB of RAM. In terms of scores, it has recorded a single-core result of 2,426 and a multi-core score of 8,004, showing a noticeable improvement over the previous generation, especially in multi-core performance.

The appearance of Android 17 on the test unit suggests that the Galaxy S26 FE could be among the early devices to launch with the next version of Android out of the box. At the same time, the use of the Exynos 2500 aligns with Samsung’s approach of positioning the FE model slightly below its flagship counterparts in terms of raw performance.

Earlier expectations hinted at a possible shift to a newer chipset, but this listing indicates that Samsung may continue with a more balanced hardware strategy. It is also worth noting that benchmark results can vary depending on software versions, and this test was conducted on an older Geekbench build, which may influence the scores.

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