Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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

Compared fields 42
Different values 39
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Samsung Exynos 1580
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835Samsung Exynos 1580
Architecture 4x 2.45 GHz - Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73)4x 1.9 GHz - Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53) 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2450 MHz 2900 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 10 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 3 billion Not available
TDP 9 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835Samsung Exynos 1580
L1 cache 128 KB Not available
L2 cache 2 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 29.8 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835Samsung Exynos 1580
GPU Adreno 540 Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU architecture Adreno 500 Magellan (RDNA 3)
GPU clock 710 MHz Not available
Execution units 2 Not available
Shaders 256 Not available
FLOPS 558 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 682 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835Samsung Exynos 1580
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835Samsung Exynos 1580
4G LTE Cat. 16 LTE Cat. 18
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 1000 Mbps Up to 5100 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835Samsung Exynos 1580
Release November 2016 October 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number MSM8998 S5E8855
Storage support UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 49 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

PDF manual
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-ion 7300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S4

3.3
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-ion 7300 mAh
4G
Samsung W2018
Samsung

Samsung W2018

3.2
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (4…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 2300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note8 SCV37
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note8 SCV37

3.1
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note8 4G+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note8 4G+

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note8 SM-N9500
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note8 SM-N9500

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

3.1
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh

Samsung Exynos 1580

5G
Samsung Galaxy A56
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A56

3.4
Smartphone
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