Samsung will reportedly announce not three but four members of its Galaxy S25 lineup later this month, with the Korean giant introducing the ‘Slim’ moniker to the family for the first time. Evidence of this particular model has been spotted in the latest benchmark leak, with the alleged Galaxy S25 Slim being tested with Qualcomm’s latest and greatest chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite. What is impressive is that despite the slim form factor of the upcoming flagship, the SoC is shown to feature performance cores operating at a slightly higher frequency, but sadly, there is a catch, and that is the scores obtained by the handset are abysmal.
New Geekbench 6 leak shows the Galaxy S25 Slim achieves a decent single-core score but falters in the multi-core category
The model number of the Galaxy S25 Slim is identified as SM-S937U, and just like the base Galaxy S25 that was tested with 12GB RAM, this handset also sports the exact memory count, which is great to see. The two performance cores that are part of the Snapdragon 8 Elite cluster are said to function at 4.47GHz, with the efficiency cores listed at 3.53GHz. Regarding the specifications, the Galaxy S25 Slim’s internals remain unchanged from the rest of the lineup, with the top-end Galaxy S25 Ultra rumored to be the only version to ship with 16GB RAM.
However, paper specifications are not the only metrics that matter when gauging performance because the Galaxy S25 Slim underperforms in Geekbench 6’s multi-core tests. In the single-core run, the device obtains a score of 3,005, which is higher than what the Galaxy S25 attained in a previous leak, but it is within the margin of error. Sadly, with just 6,945 points obtained in the multi-core category, it is time to examine these numbers with a closer eye. The obvious culprit of these subpar results is the sleek chassis of the Galaxy S25 Slim, which forces components like the Snapdragon 8 Elite to get scorching hot quickly.
Then again, Geekbench 6 has never a tool to measure sustained performance, but only gives a brief picture of how capable the hardware really is when running for several seconds. Of course, we could be incorrect in our previous assessment, and it is actually the thin form factor that is causing the performance delta on the Galaxy S25 Slim. With Samsung getting ready to unveil the new series on January 22, we will have a better understanding of how all four models perform when taken through a series of tests, so stay tuned for more updates.
