Mobile processor comparison

Apple A14 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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

Compared fields 38
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
Apple A14 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
Samsung Exynos 1580
  • More CPU cores
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
Architecture 2x 3.1 GHz - Firestorm4x 1.8 GHz - Icestorm 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 3100 MHz 2900 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.5-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 11.8 billion Not available
TDP 6 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
L2 cache 8 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency Not available 3200 MHz
Memory bus Not available 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 42.7 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 6 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
GPU Apple GPU Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU architecture Not available Magellan (RDNA 3)
Execution units 4 Not available
Vulkan Not available 1.3
OpenCL Not available 2.0
DirectX Not available 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Neural Engine Yes

Display and media

SpecificationApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
Maximum display resolution 2732 x 2048 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 5100 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationApple A14 BionicSamsung Exynos 1580
Release September 2020 October 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number APL1W01 S5E8855
Storage support NVMe UFS 3.1
Devices in database 6 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A14 Bionic

eSIM
Apple iPad 2022 WiFi
Apple

Apple iPad 2022 WiFi

3.7
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po
5G eSIM
Apple iPad 2022
Apple

Apple iPad 2022

3.7
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1284 × 2778 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 Pro

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12 mini
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 mini

3.9
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12
Apple

Apple iPhone 12

3.1
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels (6…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion

Samsung Exynos 1580

5G
Samsung Galaxy A56
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A56

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 234…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh