Mobile processor comparison

Samsung Exynos 7872 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

Compared fields 42
Different values 41
Quick factual highlights
Samsung Exynos 7872
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 7872Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.6 GHz - Cortex-A53 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 2000 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 14 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 2 billion Not available
TDP 5 W 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 7872Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
L2 cache Not available 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 933 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 1x 32 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 3.7 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 4 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 7872Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Mali-G71 MP1 Adreno 740
GPU architecture Bifrost Adreno 700
GPU clock 1200 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units 1 2
Shaders 16 768
FLOPS Not available 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 11 12.1
Neural processor / NPU No Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 7872Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Maximum display resolution 1920 x 1200 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 22MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 1K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 1080p at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 7872Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4G LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 7
Bluetooth 4.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 7872Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release January 2018 November 2022
Class Low end Flagship
Model number S5E7872 SM8550-AB
Storage support eMMC 5.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 1 56
Real devices

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Samsung Exynos 7872

4G
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RAM
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Storage
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Battery
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro

3.3
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Display
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RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
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
5G
Samsung W24
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Samsung W24

3.2
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Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
RAM
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Storage
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Battery
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PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
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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
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi
Samsung

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
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