Samsung is preparing to unveil the next generation of its popular mid-range smartphone lineup. Following the release of the Galaxy A56 earlier this year, the upcoming Galaxy A57 has now been spotted running a Geekbench test, shedding light on the hardware improvements it will bring. Early benchmark results reveal that this new model is powered by the latest Exynos 1680 chipset, promising enhanced performance for users.
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The Galaxy A57's benchmark run confirms that Samsung will be equipping it with the new Exynos 1680 chipset, which follows up on the Exynos 1580 found in the Galaxy A56. Since the chip is still in its development phase, the Geekbench scores should be taken with caution. Nonetheless, the prototype managed a single-core score of 1,311 and a multi-core score of 4,347 on Geekbench 6.5 for Android.
The tested Galaxy A57 model had 12GB of RAM and ran Android 16. Its predecessor’s highest memory configuration was also 12GB, and it's expected that the new model will launch with Android 16 in early 2026 as well.
The Exynos 1680’s CPU architecture features one Prime core clocked up to 2.91GHz, four performance cores running at up to 2.6GHz, and three efficiency cores capped at 1.95GHz. Compared to the Exynos 1580, the 1680 gains an additional performance core but drops one efficiency core. Clock speeds appear unchanged, but as this is likely an engineering sample, specifications might evolve before the final release.
