Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 800 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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

Compared fields 38
Different values 31
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 800 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Samsung Exynos 1580
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 800Samsung Exynos 1580
Architecture 4x 2 GHz - Cortex-A764x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2000 MHz 2900 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 10 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 800Samsung Exynos 1580
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17.07 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 800Samsung Exynos 1580
GPU Mali-G57 MC4 Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU architecture Valhall Magellan (RDNA 3)
GPU clock 650 MHz Not available
Execution units 4 Not available
Shaders 64 Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Yes Yes

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 800Samsung Exynos 1580
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP 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, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 800Samsung Exynos 1580
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 5100 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 211 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.1 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 800Samsung Exynos 1580
Release December 2019 October 2024
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number MT6873 S5E8855
Storage support UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 38 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 800

5G
Huawei Nova 8 SE 5G
Huawei

Huawei Nova 8 SE 5G

3.0
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3800 mAh
5G
Huawei Maimang 9
Huawei

Huawei Maimang 9

2.9
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.81…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4300 mAh
5G
Huawei Enjoy 20 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Enjoy 20 Pro

3.0
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
5G
Huawei Enjoy Z 5G
Huawei

Huawei Enjoy Z 5G

2.5
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16 colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo K10 5G
Oppo

Oppo K10 5G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
LTPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno6 Z 5G
Oppo

Oppo Reno6 Z 5G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4310 mAh

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