A couple of upcoming Samsung devices popped up on Geekbench today. The Galaxy S24 FE and Galaxy Tab S10+ were benchmarked, revealing interesting pieces of information. The next-gen flagship tablet, in particular, caught us by surprise. It appeared with a MediaTek chipset, a first for the series. The Fan Edition phone is, expectedly, getting the Exynos 2400.
Galaxy Tab S10+ may run a MediaTek chipset
Samsung’s Galaxy S series flagship Android tablets have always used either its in-house Exynos chips or Qualcomm’s Snapdragon solutions. However, the next-gen models may no longer maintain this record. The newly spotted Geekbench listing for the Galaxy Tab S10+ shows it running a MediaTek processor, namely the Dimensity 9300+.
Spotted by MySmartPrice, the listing is for the US version of the tablet (model number SM-X828U). We exclusively reported in May that this model number belongs to the Galaxy Tab S10+, along with SM-X826B and SM-X826N. The latter two are the global and Korean versions, respectively. The Geekbench entry showed the device with Android 14 and 12GB of RAM.
But more importantly, it doesn’t have an Exynos or Snapdragon chip. Instead, it’s running MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300+, a flagship chipset featuring a peak CPU speed of 3.4GHz. Produced on TSMC’s 4nm process node, the chip is as powerful as Qualcomm’s latest, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. However, this comes as a surprise because of Samsung’s history.
Unless this Geekbench entry is fake (it’s easy to fabricate these benchmarks), Samsung is all set to launch its first flagship tablet with a MediaTek chipset. Well, the Galaxy Tab S10+ may not launch at Unpacked next month, but you get the gist. It remains to be seen if the vanilla and Ultra models also switch to Dimensity chips. The new tablets may arrive later this year.
Galaxy S24 FE will ship with the Exynos 2400
Samsung’s flagship smartphones aren’t switching to MediaTek just yet. The company is readying the Galaxy S24 FE with the Exynos 2400, the same chipset that powers the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ in some global markets. Well, at least the global version (SM-S721B) will get the Exynos ship, Geekbench reveals. We don’t yet have a confirmation about the US version.
The Geekbench listing also confirms Android 14 and 8GB of RAM for the Galaxy S24 FE. It is unclear if Samsung also plans to release the phone in a 12GB RAM variant. The new Fan Edition device should go official in a few months. Recent developments suggest the Galaxy Tab S10 series will arrive around the same time. We will let you know when we have more information.
