Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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

Compared fields 39
Different values 37
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 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

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 435Samsung Exynos 1580
Architecture 8x 1.4 GHz - Cortex-A53 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 1400 MHz 2900 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 28 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 1 billion Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 435Samsung Exynos 1580
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 800 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 1x 32 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 6.4 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 4 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 435Samsung Exynos 1580
GPU Adreno 505 Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU architecture Not available Magellan (RDNA 3)
GPU clock 450 MHz Not available
Execution units 1 Not available
Shaders 48 Not available
FLOPS 43.2 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.0 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 11 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 536 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 435Samsung Exynos 1580
Maximum display resolution 1920 x 1200 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 21MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 1K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 435Samsung Exynos 1580
4G LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 18
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 5100 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 100 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 4.1 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 435Samsung Exynos 1580
Release February 2016 October 2024
Class Low end Mid range
Model number MSM8940 S5E8855
Storage support eMMC 5.1 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 45 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

PDF manual 4G
Huawei Ascend XT2
Huawei

Huawei Ascend XT2

2.7
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.50 in…
RAM
2 GB
Storage
16 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
4G
Huawei MediaPad M3 Lite s
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M3 Lite s

2.6
Tablet
Display
TFT 16M colors 1200 × 1920 pixels (8.00 inche…
RAM
2 GB
Storage
16 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4650 mAh
4G
Huawei Nova Lite+
Huawei

Huawei Nova Lite+

5.0
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.50…
RAM
2 GB
Storage
16 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Y7
Huawei

Huawei Y7

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.50 in…
RAM
2 GB
Storage
16 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Y7 Prime
Huawei

Huawei Y7 Prime

2.9
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.50 in…
RAM
3 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova Smart
Huawei

Huawei Nova Smart

3.0
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.00 in…
RAM
2 GB
Storage
16 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3020 mAh
4G
Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus
Huawei

Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.50…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
4G
Huawei Enjoy 6S
Huawei

Huawei Enjoy 6S

3.0
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.00 in…
RAM
3 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3020 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