Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A17 4G has surfaced on Geekbench, revealing its chipsets: the MediaTek Helio G99.
Samsung is prepping two budget-friendly phones for late 2025, with details emerging from Geekbench and Bluetooth SIG databases. The Galaxy A17 4G, model SM-A175F, uses the MediaTek Helio G99 — a two-year-old 6 nm-based chip with two 2GHz Cortex-A76 cores and six 2GHz Cortex-A55 cores, paired with a Mali-G57 MC2 GPU. It’s the same chip found in the Galaxy A16 and A15, and according to the Geekbench listing, it’s returning for the A17 as well. The scores? Slightly lower than it’s predecessors.
While it’s easy to justify the lower scores—given that the phone is still in development and has months of optimization ahead—that alone might not be enough to deliver a noticeable performance boost. Another surprise lies in the OS version: the Galaxy A17 (4G) is being tested on Android 15 (One UI 7.0) while One UI 8 will debut in June or July with the 7th gen foldables, months before the Galaxy A17’s release.
A 5G variant, likely powered by an Exynos or MediaTek Dimensity chip, is also expected. For context, both 4G and 5G versions of the A16 launched in October last year.
Meanwhile, the Galaxy M36 5G, model SM-M366B/DS, nears launch, with a support page on Samsung UAE’s site and an Exynos 1380 chip (5nm, Mali-G68 MP5 GPU), 6GB RAM, and Android 15. Likely a rebranded Galaxy A36, which uses a snappier 4nm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, the M36 may share its 50MP main camera, 5,000mAh battery, and 25W charging. The Exynos 1380’s 5.5 lakh AnTuTu score trails the A36’s, but it’s still okay for basic day-to-day tasks.
Will the A17 4G’s dated chip hold it back, or can a creative marketing win out? Only time will tell.
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