Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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

Compared fields 43
Different values 38
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
Samsung Exynos 1580
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 855 PlusSamsung Exynos 1580
Architecture 1x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2960 MHz 2900 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.1-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 6.7 billion Not available
TDP 10 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 855 PlusSamsung Exynos 1580
L1 cache 512 KB Not available
L2 cache 1 MB Not available
L3 cache 2 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 855 PlusSamsung Exynos 1580
GPU Adreno 640 Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Magellan (RDNA 3)
GPU clock 675 MHz Not available
Execution units 2 Not available
Shaders 384 Not available
FLOPS 1036 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 690 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 855 PlusSamsung Exynos 1580
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 855 PlusSamsung Exynos 1580
4G LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2000 Mbps Up to 5100 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 855 PlusSamsung Exynos 1580
Release July 2019 October 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8150-AC S5E8855
Storage support UFS 3.0 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 24 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

5G
Samsung Galaxy A82
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A82

3.3
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Quantum2
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Quantum2

3.3
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G

3.3
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 7040 mAh
PDF manual 4G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2636 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh
5G eSIM
Samsung W20 5G
Samsung

Samsung W20 5G

3.1
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1536 × 2152 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4235 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Oppo Reno Ace Gundam
Oppo

Oppo Reno Ace Gundam

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 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