Thanks largely to the remarkable Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, next year's Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup is set to bring forth highly capable smartphones. We've witnessed leaked benchmarks for the flagship Galaxy S25 Ultra, which give a hint of a phone that surpasses the S24 Ultra in terms of performance. Additionally, benchmarks for the base model S25 have also come to light.

Impressive Benchmarks of the Galaxy S25 Plus

Until now, the performance of the new processor on the middle phone in the lineup, the Galaxy S25 Plus, remained a mystery. Thanks to a recent leak from tipster Jukanlosreve on X, we now have valuable information. The single benchmark from Geekbench shows that the Plus scored an impressive 3,160 in single-core and 9,941 in multi-core testing. The tested model seems to be running Android 15 with 10GB of RAM, a rather unusual amount. This configuration is clocked at 4.47GHz.When comparing with other smartphones, these scores are truly remarkable. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus outperforms the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra in both single-core and multi-core tests. It even competes well with the leaked benchmarks for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, edging it out in single-core testing. In contrast, Samsung has often lagged behind Apple in single-core testing, where the A-series chipsets tend to be more powerful. However, in multicore performance, Samsung holds the lead and regularly outpaces Apple's processors.Discover the latest tech news and the hottest deals from our experts at Tom’s Guide. The newest Apple Pro phone is an excellent device and shows significant improvement over the S24 Ultra in our comparisons. But it seems that even the Pro models will be overshadowed by the S25 Plus and Ultra models.It's important to note that a single leaked benchmark only provides a hint of the Galaxy S25 Plus's potential. We have seen benchmarks for released phones with Qualcomm's newest chipset, like the OnePlus 13, which confirms the power boost for the next generation of Android phones. So, we take this leak with a small degree of caution and expect significant improvements.The entire Galaxy S25 lineup is expected to see huge boosts over the S24 series. The standard S25 had a somewhat disappointing leaked Geekbench score, scoring 2,481 in single-core testing and 8,658 in a multi-core test. We anticipate that Samsung will officially announce the flagship Galaxy S25 lineup in January, likely around January 23. Generally, Samsung takes about two weeks from announcement to official release. Once we get our hands on the S25 Plus, we will subject it to a comprehensive set of tests to see how it stacks up against the newest iPhones and these benchmark numbers.