MediaTek Dimensity 8500
vs
Samsung Exynos 1480
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
and
Samsung Exynos 1480
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3400 MHz vs 2750 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (January 2026 vs March 2024)
Basic
MediaTek
Label Name
Samsung
January 2026
Launch Date
March 2024
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
Dimensity 8500
Model Name
Exynos 1480
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725, 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725, 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Architecture
4x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
3400 MHz
Frequency
2750 MHz
GPU Specifications
Mali-G720 MС8
GPU name
-
-
GPU frequency
1300 MHz
128
Shading units
-
3.2
OpenCL version
-
1.3
Vulkan version
-
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440
Connectivity
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.3
Wi-Fi 6E (a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 4 + MCQ
Storage type
UFS 3.1
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
MediaTek NPU 880
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 8500
1693
+46%
Exynos 1480
1158
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 8500
6897
+98%
Exynos 1480
3485
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 8500
2359462
+228%
Exynos 1480
720068
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