Samsung Galaxy S9 vs iPhone X: Bad news for Samsung fans after latest leak release

Although it's only been a couple of months since Samsung released the Galaxy S8, planning and production already appear to be well underway for their next flagship model in the shape of the Galaxy S9.

There's no confirmed release date just yet, but mobile users are expecting the new handset to release as soon as February 2018, with Samsung perhaps set to announce the device at Mobile World Congress - a place it has often teased its new phones before.

However, the closer we get to such an announcement the more leaks and reports that are being unearthed over Samsung's next big smartphone release, which is likely to be priced at around £689 to £779 like the Galaxy S8 at launch.

One of the most recent rumours circulating has suggested that the Galaxy S9 will have Qualcomm’s all-new Snapdragon 845 embedded inside the device, which should make it the fastest Android phone ever.

Samsung is believed to have a struck up a deal with Qualcomm which will give the Galaxy S9 a period of exclusivity for the Snapdragon 845 processor - meaning that the S9 could have exclusive features for at least the first half of 2018.

However, the most recent report we've seen doesn't make for good reading for Samsung fans, especially those hoping that the South Korean company would have pulled out all the stops to better Apple's recently launched iPhone X.

It appears as though some new benchmark results for a Samsung smartphone with the model number SM-G960F have appeared online on the Geekbench website (via theinquirer.net).

This model number is widely expected to the global version of the Galaxy S9.

"The handset, which likely will come powered by Samsung's new Exynos 9 Series 9810 processor, scored 2680 on the single-core Geekbench 4 test and a 7787 on the multi-core test," explained Carly Page, editor of theinquirer.net.

"While impressive, this puts the device far behind the iPhone X, which scored a single-core score of 4197 and multi-core score of 10051."

Even more worryingly is the fact that according to BGR, if these test scores are in line with what customers can expect to see when the phone launches next year then Samsung's next big phone won't match up to the iPhone 8, or iPhone 8 Plus - let along the iPhone X.

BGR also notes that early benchmark leaks "are typically a good representation of what we end up seeing at launch."

The news follows on from reports earlier this week when new leaks courtesy of SlashLeaks suggests that the S9 could also have a curved screen - similar to the design of the Samsung Galaxy S8.

However, the same leaked images appeared to reveal that Samsung are adding a new dual-lens camera to the phone which would allow the device to add DSLR-style depth of field to images taken on the handset.

The new Galaxy Note 8 already includes a dual-lens snapper, which can even change the intensity of effects after the image taken, but if this was to be added to the S9, it would be the first time such a camera has appeared on the S series of phones.

So although the benchmark tests above don't make for great reading right now, at least it seems that Samsung are looking to keep pace with its main rivals in the camera department.