Exynos 2600 vs Apple A15 Bionic
Across 12 measured categories, the Exynos 2600 comes out ahead.
I put the Exynos 2600 and the Apple A15 Bionic side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Exynos 2600 runs the Samsung Xclipse 960 while the Apple A15 Bionic runs the Apple A15 GPU. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Exynos 2600
9 advantages
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144% higher AnTuTu score
29.29 Lakhs vs 12.00 Lakhs
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87% faster Geekbench multi-core score
10,192 vs 5,457
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20% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,843 vs 2,372
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570 MHz higher CPU clock
3.8 GHz vs 3230 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.3 vs ARMv8.5-A
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3 nm smaller semiconductor size
2 nm vs 5 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
7024.6 GFLOPS vs 1712 GFLOPS
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Newer memory type
LPDDR5X vs LPDDR4X
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2,067 MHz higher RAM speed
4200 MHz vs 2133 MHz
Apple A15 Bionic
1 advantage
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Larger L3 cache
32 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Exynos 2600 and the Apple A15 Bionic compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | December 2025 | September 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Samsung | Apple |
| Model Number | Exynos 2600 | APL1W07 |
| Total Cores | 10 | 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.8 GHz - Cortex-C1 Ultra 3x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro 6x 2.75 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro |
2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
| Max Frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3230 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.3 | ARMv8.5-A |
| Process Node | 2 nm | 5 nm |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | - | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| TDP | - | 6 W |
| GPU Name | Samsung Xclipse 960 | Apple A15 GPU |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 985 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 7024.6 GFLOPS | 1712 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | No |
| NPU | 32K MAC NPU | 16-core Apple Neural Engine |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 | Metal 3, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 12 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K at 120Hz | 2732 x 2048 |
| Video Playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, HEVC, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG, ProRes |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC ,HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC, MP3, AAX, AAX+, AC-3, AIFF, CAF, E-AC-3, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | Exynos 5410 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 14.79 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 4.90 Gbps | 3.0 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |
| Official page | Visit | - |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 29,29,281 | 12,00,314 |
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| CPU | 9,56,605 | 2,88,667 |
| GPU | 10,97,739 | 3,95,574 |
| Memory | 4,24,610 | 1,41,170 |
| UX | 4,50,327 | 3,74,903 |
| Single-Core | 2,843 | 2,372 |
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| Multi-Core | 10,192 | 5,457 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Exynos 2600 | Apple A15 Bionic |
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