Samsung Galaxy A17 4G leaked on Geekbench, but some disappointing performance

Galaxy A17 4G leaked on Geekbench: Samsung’s new Galaxy A17 4G has appeared on Geekbench, revealing some disappointing information. The phone will be equipped with the MediaTek Helio G99 chipset, which is an almost two-year-old 6nm processor. It has two 2GHz Cortex-A76 and six 2GHz Cortex-A55 cores, as well as the Mali-G57 MC2 GPU. This is the same chipset that was also used in the Galaxy A15 and A16. Geekbench scores this time are also shown to be slightly lower than the previous models.

Old chipset and limited improvements

It can be expected that the phone is still in development and improvements may be made with software optimization in the coming months. But given the age and weak performance of the chipset, it seems unlikely to get a bigger performance boost. The special thing is that Android 15 (One UI 7.0) will be pre-installed in the Galaxy A17 4G, while Samsung’s new One UI 8 is going to come in June or July, which will launch with the Foldable series. This also shows that there is still a lot of time left for the release of the Galaxy A17.

Waiting for 5G variant

Samsung is also going to bring a 5G variant of this series, which will probably come with Exynos or MediaTek Dimensity chipset. Both 4G and 5G versions of the Galaxy A16 were launched in October last year, a similar strategy can be seen with the A17 as well.

Information about Galaxy M36 5G

Samsung’s another budget device Galaxy M36 5G is also going to launch soon. This phone will come with Exynos 1380 chipset (5nm) and Mali-G68 MP5 GPU. It will have 6GB RAM and Android 15. It is believed to be a rebranded version of the Galaxy A36, which has a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4nm) chipset. The Galaxy M36 can get a 50MP main camera, 5,000mAh battery and 25W fast charging. The AnTuTu score of the Exynos 1380 is around 5.5 lakh, which is considered fine for everyday use.

Will the Galaxy A17 4G be left behind?

Due to the old chipset and limited changes, it may be challenging for the Galaxy A17 4G to gain a strong foothold in the market. However, Samsung’s marketing strategy may try to improve it. Ultimately, only time will tell how successful this device is.