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Samsung
Samsung Exynos 1610
The Samsung Exynos 1610 is a budget LTE chipset that debuted in the Galaxy A18 4G in September 2026, replacing the MediaTek Helio G99 in Samsung's 4G A-series. Samsung has disclosed little about it: two performance cores at up to 2.4GHz, six Cortex-A55 cores and a Mali-G68 GPU, with no 5G modem.
Pros
- Gives Samsung its own silicon in a budget tier long dominated by MediaTek's Helio G-series chips
- Efficient 2+6 core layout, with the performance cluster clocked up to 2.4GHz
- Mali-G68 GPU, a newer design than the Helio G99's Mali-G57
Cons
- LTE only — no 5G modem, unlike some competing mid-range chipsets
- Samsung has disclosed very little technical detail about the chip, including the exact CPU core model and manufacturing process
- So far launched only in France, Norway, and Sweden
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Samsung Exynos 1610
General
- Announced
- 2026
- Process
- 5 nm
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 2 + 6
- Max clock
- 2.4 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Mali-G68
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR4X
Connectivity
- Modem
- 4G LTE
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
Media
- Video capture
- 4K@60fps
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 953Bottom 40%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 2,144Bottom 36%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 384Bottom 34%
Devices with the Samsung Exynos 1610
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the Samsung Exynos 1610 good in 2026?
The Samsung Exynos 1610 earns an Inno Score of 30.5/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Samsung Exynos 1610 is a budget LTE chipset that debuted in the Galaxy A18 4G in September 2026, replacing the MediaTek Helio G99 in Samsung's 4G A-series. Samsung has disclosed little about it: two performance cores at up to 2.4GHz, six Cortex-A55 cores and a Mali-G68 GPU, with no 5G modem.
Which devices use the Samsung Exynos 1610?
One device in our catalog uses the Samsung Exynos 1610: Samsung Galaxy A18 4G.
What are the key specs of the Samsung Exynos 1610?
Cores: 8 · Process: 5 nm · GPU: Mali-G68
What are the closest alternatives to the Samsung Exynos 1610?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Huawei Kirin 8000, MediaTek Dimensity 6080, Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
