CPU A
Samsung Exynos 2100
8 cores 2900 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G78 MP14
Mobile processor comparison
Samsung Exynos 2100 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
37
Quick factual highlights
Samsung Exynos 2100
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
Apple A12 Bionic
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | Samsung Exynos 2100 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-X13x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A784x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 2x 2.49 GHz - Vortex4x 1.6 GHz - Tempest |
| CPU cores | 8 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 2900 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| Process technology | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistors | Not available | 6.9 billion |
| TDP | 9 W | 6 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Samsung Exynos 2100 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | Not available | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | Not available | 8 MB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 1x 64 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 34.1 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 16 GB | 12 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Samsung Exynos 2100 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali-G78 MP14 | Apple A12 Bionic GPU |
| GPU architecture | Vallhall 2 | Not available |
| GPU clock | 760 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Execution units | 14 | 32 |
| Shaders | 224 | 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 2100 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2688 x 1242 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP | 2x 12MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, 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 2100 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 3000 Mbps | Up to 1000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 422 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | Samsung Exynos 2100 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Release | December 2020 | September 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9840 | APL1W81 |
| Storage support | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Devices in database | 8 | Not available |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Samsung Exynos 2100
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 Olympic Edition
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Dual SIM
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 320…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 320…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21+ Dual SIM
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4800 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21+
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4800 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 Dual SIM
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
Apple A12 Bionic
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