Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs Samsung Exynos 850

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

Compared fields 40
Different values 34
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Samsung Exynos 850
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Samsung Exynos 850
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) 8x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2960 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.1-A Not available
Process technology 7 nanometers 8 nanometers
TDP 10 W 7 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Samsung Exynos 850
L3 cache 2 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.13 Gbit/s Not available
Maximum memory 16 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Samsung Exynos 850
GPU Adreno 640 Mali-G52 MP1
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost
GPU clock 675 MHz 820 MHz
Execution units 2 6
Shaders 384 96
FLOPS 1037 Gigaflops 126 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 690 No

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Samsung Exynos 850
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 1080p at 60FPS
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

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Samsung Exynos 850
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 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860Samsung Exynos 850
Release April 2019 May 2020
Class Flagship Low end
Model number SM8150-AC S5E3830
Storage support UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1
Devices in database 2 18
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Xiaomi Pad 5
Xiaomi

Xiaomi Pad 5

2.9
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8720 mAh
PDF manual 4G
POCO X3 Pro
POCO

POCO X3 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
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 850

PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy A04s Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A04s Dual SIM

2.8
Smartphone
Display
PLS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy A04s
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A04s

2.8
Smartphone
Display
PLS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
RAM
3 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
4G
Samsung Galaxy M13 India
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy M13 India

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2408 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 6000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy F13
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy F13

2.6
Smartphone
Display
PLS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2408 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 6000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy M13 Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy M13 Dual SIM

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2408 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy M13
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy M13

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2408 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy A13
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A13

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2408 pixels…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy A12 Nacho Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A12 Nacho Dual SIM

3.1
Smartphone
Display
PLS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh