Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Samsung Exynos 1280

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CPU A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

8 cores 4320 MHz 3 nanometers Adreno 830

CPU B

Samsung Exynos 1280

8 cores 2400 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G68

Compared fields 40

Different values 38

Quick factual highlights

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

Higher maximum CPU clock
Smaller manufacturing process
Higher listed GPU clock
Higher listed download speed

Samsung Exynos 1280 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.

CPU

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)	Samsung Exynos 1280
Architecture	2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M)	2x 2.4 GHz - Cortex-A786x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores	8	8
Clock speed	4320 MHz	2400 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv9.2-A	Not available
Process technology	3 nanometers	5 nanometers
TDP	8.2 W	Not available

Cache and memory

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)	Samsung Exynos 1280
L2 cache	12 MB	Not available
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	5333 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory bus	2x 32 Bit	4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	85.4 Gbit/s	Not available
Maximum memory	24 GB	8 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)	Samsung Exynos 1280
GPU	Adreno 830	Mali-G68
GPU architecture	Adreno 800	Valhall 2
GPU clock	1100 MHz	1000 MHz
Execution units	Not available	4
Shaders	768	48
FLOPS	3379.2 Gigaflops	Not available
Vulkan	1.3	1.1
OpenCL	3.0	2.0
DirectX	12.1	12
Neural processor / NPU	Hexagon	Yes

Display and media

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)	Samsung Exynos 1280
Maximum display resolution	3840 x 2540	2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 108MP
Video capture	8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS	4K at 30FPS
Video playback	8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS	4K at 30FPS
Video codecs	- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9	H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs	- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)	Samsung Exynos 1280
4G	LTE Cat. 24	LTE Cat. 18
5G	Yes	Yes
Download speed	Up to 10000 Mbps	Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed	Up to 3500 Mbps	Up to 200 Mbps
Wi-Fi	7	5
Bluetooth	6.0	5.2
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)	Samsung Exynos 1280
Release	October 2024	March 2022
Class	Flagship	Mid range
Model number	SM8750-AB	S5E8825
Storage support	UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1	UFS 2.2
Devices in database	Not available	4

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

5G

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Samsung 2025

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

3.7

Smartphone

Display: Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh

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5G

Samsung Galaxy S25+

Samsung 2025

Samsung Galaxy S25+

3.7

Smartphone

Display: Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM: 12 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4900 mAh

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5G

Samsung Galaxy S25

Samsung 2025

Samsung Galaxy S25

3.7

Smartphone

Display: Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM: 12 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4000 mAh

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Oppo Pad 4 Pro

Oppo 2025

Oppo Pad 4 Pro

3.0

Tablet

Display: IPS TFT 68.7G colors, 144 Hz, 2400 × 3392 pix…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 12140 mAh

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5G

Oppo Find N5

Oppo 2025

Oppo Find N5

3.0

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1140 × 2616 pixe…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5600 mAh

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5G

Honor GT Pro

Honor 2025

Honor GT Pro

3.2

Smartphone

Display: LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1264 × 2800…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 7200 mAh

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5G

Honor Magic7 Pro

Honor 2024

Honor Magic7 Pro

3.2

Smartphone

Display: LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2800 p…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5850 mAh

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5G

Honor Magic7

Honor 2024

Honor Magic7

3.2

Smartphone

Display: LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2800 p…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5650 mAh

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Samsung Exynos 1280

PDF manual 5G

Samsung Galaxy M33 Dual SIM

Samsung 2022

Samsung Galaxy M33 Dual SIM

3.6

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2408 pixels (6.60 i…
RAM: 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5000 mAh

View details PDF

PDF manual 5G

Samsung Galaxy M33

Samsung 2022

Samsung Galaxy M33

3.6

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2408 pix…
RAM: 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5000 mAh

View details PDF

PDF manual 5G

Samsung Galaxy A53 Dual SIM

Samsung 2022

Samsung Galaxy A53 Dual SIM

3.4

Smartphone

Display: Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
RAM: 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5000 mAh

View details PDF

PDF manual 5G

Samsung Galaxy A53

Samsung 2022

Samsung Galaxy A53

3.4

Smartphone

Display: Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
RAM: 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5000 mAh

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