Mobile processor comparison

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

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CPU A

Samsung Exynos 9820

8 cores 2700 MHz 8 nanometers Mali G76 MP12

CPU B

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

8 cores 4320 MHz 3 nanometers Adreno 830

Compared fields 42

Different values 39

Quick factual highlights

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

Cache and memory

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

Graphics and AI

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

Display and media

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

Connectivity

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

General

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

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Samsung Exynos 9820

PDF manual 5G

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G

Samsung 2019

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

View details PDF

PDF manual 4G

Samsung Galaxy S10e Dual SIM

Samsung 2019

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

View details PDF

PDF manual 4G

Samsung Galaxy S10+ Dual SIM

Samsung 2019

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

View details PDF

PDF manual 4G

Samsung Galaxy S10 Dual SIM

Samsung 2019

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

View details PDF

PDF manual 4G

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Samsung 2019

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

View details PDF

PDF manual 4G

Samsung Galaxy S10+

Samsung 2019

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

View details PDF

PDF manual 4G

Samsung Galaxy S10

Samsung 2019

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

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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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