We learned last month that, for the first time in the A1x series, the Samsung Galaxy A17’s primary camera will have optical image stabilisation (OIS). However, it appears that Samsung spent too much money on the camera to upgrade the chipset because the Galaxy A17 5G has been spotted on Geekbench using the same chip as its predecessor.
Both the Galaxy A14 5G and the Galaxy A16 5G previously used the Exynos 1330 (S5E8535). This 5nm chip features a Mali-G68 MP2 GPU, in addition to two Cortex-A78 cores operating at 2.4 GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores operating at 2.0 GHz.
The chipset supports the LPDDR4X and LPDDR5 RAM. We’re not sure what kind of 6GB this particular unit had, but we suspect it’s just one of many possible configurations; for example, the A16 5G came with 4GB, 6GB, and 8GB options. The chip supports storage formats including UFS 2.2 and UFS 3.1.
Additionally, it can support 1080p+ displays at up to 120 Hz, whereas earlier A1x models could only handle 90 Hz.
Sadly, Geekbench revealed Android 15, which translates to One UI 7. Remember that many Galaxy devices will already be running One UI 8 by the end of the year, which is when the Galaxy A17 5G (and 4G model, if one exists) will likely be announced.
