Samsung Exynos 1280
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Samsung Exynos 1280 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (5 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (2400 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2022 (March 2022 vs November 2022)

Basic

Samsung
Label Name
Qualcomm
March 2022
Launch Date
November 2022
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
S5E8825
Model Name
SM8550-AB
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
8
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
4 nm
2400 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G68 MP4
GPU name
Adreno 740
1000 MHz
GPU frequency
680 MHz
0.487 TFLOPS
FLOPS
2.089 TFLOPS
48
Shading units
1536
4
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.3
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
12
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 2550 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 18
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
5.3
5
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
2133 MHz
Memory frequency
4200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 108MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 2.2
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
4K at 30FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
4K at 30FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
6 W
TDP
-
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 1280
852
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1993 +134%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 1280
1927
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328 +176%
AnTuTu 10
Exynos 1280
490914
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1550709 +216%
AntuTu 11
Exynos 1280
615425
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1757044 +186%

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Sling Shot Extreme Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy A25
Samsung Exynos 1280
3827
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro / 8 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
16040
3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy A25
Samsung Exynos 1280
4926
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro / 8 Pro+
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
18518
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy F34
Samsung Exynos 1280
226
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1152
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy M34 5G
Samsung Exynos 1280
2307
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
13757
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Samsung Galaxy A26 (Exynos 1280)
Samsung Exynos 1280
18316
ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
54872
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Samsung Galaxy A26 (Exynos 1280)
Samsung Exynos 1280
14150
Meizu 20
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
19449