Mobile processor comparison

Samsung Exynos 1580 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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

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

Detailed comparison

CPU

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

Cache and memory

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

Graphics and AI

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

Display and media

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

Connectivity

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

General

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

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

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