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Mobile processor comparison

Samsung Exynos 1580 vs Apple A9

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

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CPU B

Apple A9

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

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580Apple A9
Architecture 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520 2x 1.85 GHz - Twister
CPU cores 8 2
Clock speed 2900 MHz 1850 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 14 nanometers
Transistors Not available 2 billion
TDP Not available 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580Apple A9
L1 cache Not available 128 KB
L2 cache Not available 3 MB
L3 cache Not available 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1333 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 14.9 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 4 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580Apple A9
GPU Samsung Xclipse 540 PowerVR GT7600
GPU architecture Magellan (RDNA 3) Rogue
GPU clock Not available 650 MHz
Execution units Not available 6
Shaders Not available 192
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
DirectX 12.1 11
Neural processor / NPU Yes Apple M9

Display and media

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580Apple A9
Maximum display resolution 2960 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 H.264, H.265
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580Apple A9
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 6
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 5100 Mbps Up to 450 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.4 4.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580Apple A9
Release October 2024 September 2015
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number S5E8855 APL0898
Storage support UFS 3.1 NVMe
Devices in database Not available 13
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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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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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