CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8 cores 2960 MHz 7 nanometers Adreno 640
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs Samsung Exynos 7872
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Samsung Exynos 7872
6 cores 2000 MHz 14 nanometers Mali-G71 MP1
Compared fields
41
Different values
39
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
Samsung Exynos 7872
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Samsung Exynos 7872 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 1x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) | 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.6 GHz - Cortex-A53 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 2960 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.1-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 14 nanometers |
| Transistors | Not available | 2 billion |
| TDP | 10 W | 5 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Samsung Exynos 7872 |
|---|---|---|
| L3 cache | 2 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR3 |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 1x 32 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 34.13 Gbit/s | 3.7 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 16 GB | 4 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Samsung Exynos 7872 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 640 | Mali-G71 MP1 |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 600 | Bifrost |
| GPU clock | 675 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 1 |
| Shaders | 384 | 16 |
| FLOPS | 1037 Gigaflops | Not available |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 11 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon 690 | No |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Samsung Exynos 7872 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 1920 x 1200 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP | 1x 22MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 1K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 1080p at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Samsung Exynos 7872 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 20 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 2000 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 4 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 | Samsung Exynos 7872 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | April 2019 | January 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | SM8150-AC | S5E7872 |
| Storage support | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Devices in database | 2 | 1 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Xiaomi Pad 5
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 8720 mAh
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- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5160 mAh
Samsung Exynos 7872
4G
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- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1440 pixels (5.70 in…
- RAM
- 3 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB, 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3000 mAh
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