Mobile processor comparison

Apple A10 Fusion vs Samsung Exynos 1280

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 42
Different values 37
Quick factual highlights
Apple A10 Fusion No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Samsung Exynos 1280
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A10 FusionSamsung Exynos 1280
Architecture 2x 2.34 GHz - Hurricane2x 1.05 GHz - Zephyr 2x 2.4 GHz - Cortex-A786x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 4 8
Clock speed 2340 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A Not available
Process technology 16 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistors 3.3 billion Not available
TDP 5 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A10 FusionSamsung Exynos 1280
L1 cache 64 KB Not available
L2 cache 3 MB Not available
L3 cache 4 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency Not available 2133 MHz
Memory bus Not available 4x 16 Bit
Maximum memory 3 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A10 FusionSamsung Exynos 1280
GPU PowerVR GT7600 Mali-G68
GPU architecture Rogue Valhall 2
GPU clock 900 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution units 6 4
Shaders 196 48
FLOPS 115 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.0 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU No Yes

Display and media

SpecificationApple A10 FusionSamsung Exynos 1280
Maximum display resolution 2048 x 1536 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP 1x 108MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VC-1, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A10 FusionSamsung Exynos 1280
4G LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 18
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 100 Mbps Up to 200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 4.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationApple A10 FusionSamsung Exynos 1280
Release September 2016 March 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number Not available S5E8825
Storage support NVMe UFS 2.2
Devices in database Not available 4
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A10 Fusion

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Samsung Exynos 1280

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy M33 Dual SIM
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Samsung Galaxy M33 Dual SIM

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2408 pixels (6.60 i…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy M33
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy M33

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2408 pix…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A53 Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A53 Dual SIM

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A53
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A53

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh