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Mobile processor comparison

Apple A9 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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

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CPU A

Apple A9

2 cores 1850 MHz 14 nanometers PowerVR GT7600
Compared fields 42
Different values 42
Quick factual highlights
Apple A9 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Samsung Exynos 1580
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A9Samsung Exynos 1580
Architecture 2x 1.85 GHz - Twister 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 2 8
Clock speed 1850 MHz 2900 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 14 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 2 billion Not available
TDP 5 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A9Samsung Exynos 1580
L1 cache 128 KB Not available
L2 cache 3 MB Not available
L3 cache 4 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1333 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 4 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A9Samsung Exynos 1580
GPU PowerVR GT7600 Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU architecture Rogue Magellan (RDNA 3)
GPU clock 650 MHz Not available
Execution units 6 Not available
Shaders 192 Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
DirectX 11 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Apple M9 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationApple A9Samsung Exynos 1580
Maximum display resolution 1920 x 1080 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A9Samsung Exynos 1580
4G LTE Cat. 6 LTE Cat. 18
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 450 Mbps Up to 5100 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 4.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationApple A9Samsung Exynos 1580
Release September 2015 October 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number APL0898 S5E8855
Storage support NVMe UFS 3.1
Devices in database 13 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A9

4G
Apple iPhone 6s 32 GB
Apple

Apple iPhone 6s 32 GB

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 750 × 1334 pixels (4.70 in…
RAM
2 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Po 1715 mAh
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4G
Apple iPad 9.7
Apple

Apple iPad 9.7

3.5
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
Storage
32 GB
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4G
Apple iPad Pro 9.7
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 9.7

3.3
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
RAM
2 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Po
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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
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