CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4 cores 2200 MHz 14 nanometers Adreno 530
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs Samsung Exynos 1580
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Samsung Exynos 1580
8 cores 2900 MHz 4 nanometers Samsung Xclipse 540
Compared fields
41
Different values
39
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Samsung Exynos 1580
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.2 GHz - Kryo2x 1.6 GHz - Kryo | 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520 |
| CPU cores | 4 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2200 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv9-A |
| Process technology | 14 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistors | 2 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 11 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 32 KB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 29.8 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 12 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 530 | Samsung Xclipse 540 |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 500 | Magellan (RDNA 3) |
| GPU clock | 624 MHz | Not available |
| Execution units | 2 | Not available |
| Shaders | 256 | Not available |
| FLOPS | 498 Gigaflops | Not available |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon 680 | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 12 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 5100 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 1280 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | November 2015 | October 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | MSM8996 | S5E8855 |
| Storage support | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Devices in database | 42 | Not available |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge SC-02H
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3600 mAh
4G
Samsung W2017
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (4…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 2300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
4G
LG Q8 X800K
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG Q8
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG V20 US996
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.70 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3200 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG G5 H860
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.30 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 2800 mAh
4G
LG V34 isai Beat
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3000 mAh
Samsung Exynos 1580
5G
Samsung Galaxy A56
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 234…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
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