CPU A
Samsung Exynos 1280
8 cores 2400 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G68
Mobile processor comparison
Samsung Exynos 1280 vs Apple A12 Bionic
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A12 Bionic
6 cores 2490 MHz 7 nanometers Apple A12 Bionic GPU
Compared fields
42
Different values
33
Quick factual highlights
Samsung Exynos 1280
- More CPU cores
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
Apple A12 Bionic
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | Samsung Exynos 1280 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.4 GHz - Cortex-A786x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 2x 2.49 GHz - Vortex4x 1.6 GHz - Tempest |
| CPU cores | 8 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 2400 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| Instruction set | Not available | ARMv8.3-A |
| Process technology | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistors | Not available | 6.9 billion |
| TDP | Not available | 6 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Samsung Exynos 1280 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | Not available | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | Not available | 8 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 1x 64 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | Not available | 34.1 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Samsung Exynos 1280 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali-G68 | Apple A12 Bionic GPU |
| GPU architecture | Valhall 2 | Not available |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Execution units | 4 | 32 |
| Shaders | 48 | 256 |
| FLOPS | Not available | 560 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | Samsung Exynos 1280 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2688 x 1242 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 108MP | 2x 12MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AACâLC, Apple Lossless, HEâAAC, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+, HEâAAC v2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Specification | Samsung Exynos 1280 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | Up to 1000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 200 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | Samsung Exynos 1280 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Release | March 2022 | September 2018 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E8825 | APL1W81 |
| Storage support | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Devices in database | 4 | Not available |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Samsung Exynos 1280
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy M33 Dual SIM
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Apple A12 Bionic
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