Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Samsung Exynos 9820

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

Compared fields 42
Different values 39
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 9820 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)Samsung Exynos 9820
Architecture 2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) 2x 2.7 GHz - Mongoose2x 2.3 GHz - Cortex-A754x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 4320 MHz 2700 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 3 nanometers 8 nanometers
TDP 8.2 W 9 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)Samsung Exynos 9820
L1 cache Not available 192 KB
L2 cache 12 MB 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 85.4 Gbit/s 31.1 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)Samsung Exynos 9820
GPU Adreno 830 Mali G76 MP12
GPU architecture Adreno 800 Bifrost
GPU clock 1100 MHz 600 MHz
Execution units Not available 12
Shaders 768 192
FLOPS 3379.2 Gigaflops 652 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)Samsung Exynos 9820
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2540 3840 x 2400
Maximum camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 150FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 150FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)Samsung Exynos 9820
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 20
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 2000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 6.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)Samsung Exynos 9820
Release October 2024 November 2018
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8750-AB S5E9820
Storage support UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0
Devices in database Not available 7
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

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
5G
Samsung Galaxy S25+
Samsung

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
5G
Samsung Galaxy S25
Samsung

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
Oppo Pad 4 Pro
Oppo

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
5G
Oppo Find N5
Oppo

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
5G
Honor GT Pro
Honor

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
5G
Honor Magic7 Pro
Honor

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
5G
Honor Magic7
Honor

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

Samsung Exynos 9820

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G

3.5
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 3040 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10e Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S10e Dual SIM

4.0
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2280 pixels…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3100 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10+ Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S10+ Dual SIM

4.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 3040 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4100 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10 Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S10 Dual SIM

3.6
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 3040 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3400 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10e
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S10e

3.8
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2280 pixels…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3100 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S10+

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 3040 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4100 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S10

3.6
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 3040 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3400 mAh