Mobile processor comparison

Samsung Exynos 1580 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820

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

Compared fields 38
Different values 31
Quick factual highlights
Samsung Exynos 1580
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
MediaTek Dimensity 820 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580MediaTek Dimensity 820
Architecture 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520 4x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A764x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2900 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.3-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP Not available 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580MediaTek Dimensity 820
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 17.07 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580MediaTek Dimensity 820
GPU Samsung Xclipse 540 Mali-G57 MC5
GPU architecture Magellan (RDNA 3) Valhall
GPU clock Not available 650 MHz
Execution units Not available 5
Shaders Not available 80
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Yes

Display and media

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580MediaTek Dimensity 820
Maximum display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP
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, VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC

Connectivity

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580MediaTek Dimensity 820
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5100 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 211 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.4 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580MediaTek Dimensity 820
Release October 2024 May 2020
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8855 MT6875
Storage support UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Devices in database Not available 4
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

MediaTek Dimensity 820

5G
Vivo S9e
Vivo

Vivo S9e

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4100 mAh
5G
Vivo S7t
Vivo

Vivo S7t

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Redmi 10X Pro 5G
Redmi

Redmi 10X Pro 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4520 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Redmi 10X 5G
Redmi

Redmi 10X 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4520 mAh