Mobile processor comparison

Samsung Exynos 7872 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus

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

Compared fields 40
Different values 38
Quick factual highlights
Samsung Exynos 7872
  • Higher listed GPU clock
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 7872MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.6 GHz - Cortex-A53 4x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A774x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 2000 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.3-A
Process technology 14 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistors 2 billion Not available
TDP 5 W 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 7872MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
L3 cache Not available 0.512 MB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 933 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory bus 1x 32 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 3.7 Gbit/s 29.87 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 4 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 7872MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
GPU Mali-G71 MP1 Mali-G77 MC9
GPU architecture Bifrost Valhall
GPU clock 1200 MHz 850 MHz
Execution units 1 9
Shaders 16 144
Vulkan 1.0 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 11 12
Neural processor / NPU No MediaTek APU 3.0

Display and media

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 7872MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
Maximum display resolution 1920 x 1200 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 22MP 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 1K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 7872MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
4G LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 18
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 6
Bluetooth 4.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 7872MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
Release January 2018 May 2020
Class Low end Flagship
Model number S5E7872 MT6889Z/CZA
Storage support eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.2
Devices in database 1 7
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Samsung Exynos 7872

4G
Meizu M6s
Meizu

Meizu M6s

2.6
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1440 pixels (5.70 in…
RAM
3 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh

MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus

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