Snapdragon 620-powered Samsung phone posts neat result on GeekBench – is it the Galaxy A9?

Those keeping watch on Samsung will be excited to learn about an interesting new smartphone of its that’s apparently in the works. And no, we’re not talking about the Galaxy S7, or any weird flip/slider phones whose indisputable retro charm does look out of place in 2015. Rather, we’re talking of a purported Galaxy A9, powered by the Snapdragon 620 SoC, a representative of Qualcomm’s next-gen processor line-up.

The device appeared in GeekBench’s score database, presented as “Samsung msm8976fhdlte-eur-open”. The “msm8976” part of its name is a dead giveaway for the Snapdragon 620’s presence. …

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