The Galaxy Z Flip 4 could be getting this year's best processor

• Benchmarks purportedly show the Galaxy Z Flip 4 is powered by a processor faster than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
• The GeekBench results show a 20-25% performance improvement over the Galaxy Z Flip 3.
• The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is also said to be 30% more power-efficient, which could lead to much better battery life.

The rumor is that the next-gen foldables will use the chip from the 8+ Gen 1 announcement. The GeekBench listing shows that the SM-F721U will be powered by a processor that is more powerful than the one found in the S22 Ultra.

The leaked benchmarks show that the company could likely use the latest version of the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 for its foldables. The GeekBench listings have been wrong before, but now they have issued fixes for all phones involved. Future phones, such as a potentialGalaxy Z Flip 4, would likely have these patches in place.

The results from the leak show a 25% improvement in single-core scores and a 20% improvement in multi-core scores. Our own in-house testing of the 8+ Gen 1 didn't show much improvement in single-core scores, but it lines up with expectations from the multi-core test.

Performance improvements aren't the big hope for users of the Z flip 3 who have struggled with battery life since day one It is rumored that the Flip 4 will get a bigger battery, which could mean that the battery life for this year's foldable from Samsung isn't as much of a concern.