Mobile processor comparison

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

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CPU A

Samsung Exynos 1280

8 cores 2400 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G68

CPU B

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

8 cores 4320 MHz 3 nanometers Adreno 830

Compared fields 40

Different values 38

Quick factual highlights

Samsung Exynos 1280 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

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

CPU

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

Cache and memory

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

Graphics and AI

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

Display and media

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

Connectivity

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

General

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

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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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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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