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