Samsung Galaxy S25+ Global Variant Spotted on Geekbench With Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC Ahead of Launch

Samsung Galaxy S25+ is expected to launch later this month alongside the base Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Ultra variants. The design and colour options of the purported handsets have been leaked previously. The global variant of the Galaxy S25+ has been spotted on a popular benchmarking site. The listing hints at some expected key features of the handset, including the chipset, RAM and operating system. The price details of the phones have been tipped as well. Ahead of the upcoming launch,

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The Geekbench listing of the Samsung Galaxy S25+'s global variant suggests that the phone will support 12GB of RAM. It will run on Android 15 with One UI 7 skin on top

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