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Mobile processor comparison

Samsung Exynos 2100 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

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Quick factual highlights
Samsung Exynos 2100
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-X13x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A784x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2900 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 9 W 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
L2 cache Not available 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 Adreno 740
GPU architecture Vallhall 2 Adreno 700
GPU clock 760 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units 14 2
Shaders 224 768
FLOPS Not available 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Yes Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 422 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release December 2020 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9840 SM8550-AB
Storage support UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 8 56
Real devices

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Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Samsung Exynos 2100

PDF manual 5G
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Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
RAM
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Storage
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Battery
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Dual SIM
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Dual SIM

3.8
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Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 320…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

3.8
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 320…
RAM
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Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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Samsung Galaxy S21+ Dual SIM
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Samsung Galaxy S21+ Dual SIM

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4800 mAh
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Samsung Galaxy S21+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21+

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4800 mAh
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PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 Dual SIM
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Dual SIM

3.8
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
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PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
View details PDF

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
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5G
Samsung W24 Flip
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Samsung W24 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
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5G
Samsung W24
Samsung

Samsung W24

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
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5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
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