Exynos Replaces Snapdragon on Samsung’s Upcoming Galaxy A37 [U: Fake]

UPDATE (27/ November, 2025): As we mentioned earlier, Geekbench entries aren’t hard to spoof, and this one turned out to be fake as well. Samsung has the Galaxy A37 in development, but nothing about its processor or other specs is confirmed yet. It might use an Exynos chip, or it might not. Stay tuned.

The original article, published on November 26, 2025, follows:

Samsung’s next wave of Galaxy A devices has been steadily leaking over the past few weeks, with the Galaxy A57, A37, and A27 all making early appearances. The latest update comes from the Galaxy A37, which has surfaced on a major benchmarking site, revealing key specs. Samsung is expected to unveil the trio around March or April next year.

Galaxy A37 appears on Geekbench with Exynos 1480

Earlier this month, the Galaxy A37 quietly appeared on Samsung’s own server backend, hinting that development was well underway. Now, the upcoming phone has surfaced on Geekbench, a popular benchmarking platform (thanks, Mohammed Khatri). The listing reveals that Samsung is testing the phone with its in-house Exynos 1480 chipset.

If this Geekbench entry is legitimate (benchmark listings are fairly easy to fake), it suggests a notable shift in Samsung’s strategy. The company equipped this year’s Galaxy A36 with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, but the 2026 model marks a clear departure. Samsung has already been increasing the use of in-house chipsets across its lineup, and the A37 could further strengthen that transition.

The Exynos 1480 previously appeared in the Galaxy A55 launched last year. The 4nm chip has four performance CPU cores clocked at 2.75 GHz and four efficiency cores at 2.05 GHz. It features Samsung’s AMD RDNA-based Xclipse 530 GPU, which delivers better graphics performance compared to typical mid-range Snapdragon chips.

The Geekbench listing shows the device running Android 16 and packing 6GB of RAM, though Samsung may offer additional memory configurations at launch. We expect an 8GB RAM variant, with 128GB and 256GB storage options. It remains to be seen if Samsung will upgrade to UFS 3.1 storage or continue with UFS 2.2.

As for performance, the Galaxy A37 delivered a single-core score of 1,158 and a multi-core score of 3,401. These scores are roughly 15% higher than the average scores of the Galaxy A36, which should make the 2026 model faster in everyday use, multitasking, and gaming. The more capable GPU inside the Exynos 1480 should also result in smoother graphics performance. We’ll share more details as additional leaks emerge.