Mobile processor comparison

Samsung Exynos 2100 vs Apple A16 Bionic

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

Compared fields 42
Different values 34
Quick factual highlights
Samsung Exynos 2100
  • More CPU cores
Apple A16 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100Apple A16 Bionic
Architecture 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-X13x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A784x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth
CPU cores 8 6
Clock speed 2900 MHz 3460 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.6-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors Not available 16 billion
TDP 9 W 8 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100Apple A16 Bionic
L1 cache Not available 256 KB
L2 cache Not available 16 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 6 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100Apple A16 Bionic
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 Apple A16 GPU
GPU architecture Vallhall 2 Apple Bionic GPU
GPU clock 760 MHz 1398 MHz
Execution units 14 5
Shaders 224 128
FLOPS Not available 1789.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 Not available
OpenCL 2.0 Not available
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Yes Apple Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100Apple A16 Bionic
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2796 x 1290
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 48MP
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 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+

Connectivity

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100Apple A16 Bionic
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 422 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100Apple A16 Bionic
Release December 2020 September 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9840 APL1W10
Storage support UFS 3.1 NVMe
Devices in database 8 4
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Samsung Exynos 2100

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

3.8
Smartphone
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 Ultra Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Dual SIM

3.8
Smartphone
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
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

3.8
Smartphone
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
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21+ Dual SIM

3.7
Smartphone
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+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21+

3.2
Smartphone
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
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21 Dual SIM

3.8
Smartphone
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
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh

Apple A16 Bionic

5G
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Plus

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4383 mAh
5G eSIM
Apple iPhone 15
Apple

Apple iPhone 15

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3349 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Apple

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1290 × 2796 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4323 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Apple

Apple iPhone 14 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1179 × 2556 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3200 mAh