The Samsung Galaxy S26 range’s launch is expected to come next month, which means we’ve reached a fever pitch where leaks are concerned.

The latest rumor to come out of Samsung’s less-than-well-guarded castle are the Geekbench results for the Galaxy S26 Ultra, giving us a first look at how the most powerful of Samsung’s flagships will hold up.

Strong results, as expected

There were no prizes for guessing that Samsung would package the newest model of Snapdragon processors in the latest S-range phones, and so, the US models using the Snapdragon 8 Elite 5 has been largely assumed. It’s now been confirmed again by alleged benchmark results for the new chip, as shared by Samsung leaker Ice Universe (via Phone Arena).

Alleged benchmarks of the Galaxy S26 Universe.
Credit: Ice Universe / @UniverseIce

These results are, as expected, a significant upgrade over the S25 Ultra’s results, though they do fall behind the OnePlus 15’s benchmarks. That’s to be expected though, as OnePlus has made a name for itself by pushing hardware as far as it possibly can. The S26 Ultra is still within spitting distance of its Chinese competitor, which is what matters.

It also puts another rumor rather firmly to bed. It had been hoped by many that this was the year when Samsung’s Exynos chipset would surpass Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips, and when the Exynos 2600 scored rather well on leaked benchmarks, it seemed as if it could be time. However, since then, the Snapdragon 8 Elite 5 has opened the gap, making it unlikely that Exynos will eclipse the Snapdragon this year.

Key image of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Exynos 2600 processors
Credit: Lucas Gouveia / Android Police

It’s getting closer though, so it’s worth keeping an eye on for developments in 2027.

We know largely everything we need to know about all the devices Samsung is due to launch, and except a few surprises that Samsung may be keeping close to its chest, we don’t anticipate too many big reveals. One feature that could have been a big new surprise was the Privacy Display, which was, er, leaked.

But with a late February launch looking all but confirmed at this point, we don’t have long to wait to make sure Samsung isn’t keeping anything up its sneaky sleeves.