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Apple A11 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 1280

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1280
39.6Inno Score
28.6CPU28.1
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks37.2
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based65.6
1 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic5 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1280

InnoReviews verdict

Samsung Exynos 1280 wins this mobile chipset face-off, 39.6 to 25. Apple A11 Bionic still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

  • 10% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 1,000

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1280

  • 50% lower process: 5 nm vs 10 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
Announced20172022
Process10 nm5 nm+50%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Arm Mali-G68 MP4

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)—
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 1280
AnTuTu—495,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+10%Top 43%1,000Bottom 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245Bottom 40%2,350+5%Bottom 43%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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