Exynos 1680 vs Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
The Exynos 1680 is a mid-range chip from Samsung, and the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 is an upper mid-range chip from Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the Exynos 1680 is 3% faster in multi-core (4,509 vs 4,378), while the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 is 22% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Exynos 1680 +3%Single-core Geekbench 6
Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 +22%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Exynos 1680 | Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Samsung | Qualcomm |
| Class | Mid-range | Upper mid-range |
| Announced | Mar 2026 | — |
| Process | 4 nm Samsung | — |
| CPU | 8 cores 1× 2.9 GHz + 4× 2.6 GHz + 3× 1.95 GHz | — |
| Max CPU speed | 2.9 GHz | — |
| GPU | Xclipse 550 | — |
| 5G modem | Built-in 5G | — |
| Place in our ranking | #44 of 112 (better) | #45 of 112 |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,378 | 1,687 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 4,509 (better) | 4,378 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | 765 | — |
| Phones in our database | 1 phone | 1 phone |
| Best-rated phone | Samsung Galaxy A57 5G 6.9 | POCO F5 6.4 |
| Lowest US launch price | $550 Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | — |
| Newest phone | Samsung Galaxy A57 5G Mar 2026 | POCO F5 May 2023 |
Phones with the Exynos 1680
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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6.9
Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
6.7″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,000 mAh
From $549.99 + Compare
Phones with the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
Exynos 1680 vs Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2: FAQ
Which is faster, the Exynos 1680 or the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2?
In Geekbench 6, the Exynos 1680 is 3% faster in multi-core (4,509 vs 4,378), while the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 is 22% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which phones use the Exynos 1680 and the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2?
The Exynos 1680 powers one phone in our database: the Samsung Galaxy A57 5G. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $550, for the Samsung Galaxy A57 5G. The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 powers one phone in our database: the POCO F5.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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