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Apple A20 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 1280

WINNER
Apple A20 Pro
90.2Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1280
39.6Inno Score
93.9CPU28.1
83.1GPU—
86.2Benchmarks37.2
100Efficiencyspec-based65.6
7 spec wins — Apple A20 Pro1 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1280

InnoReviews verdict

Apple A20 Pro wins this mobile chipset face-off, 90.2 to 39.6, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+66) and benchmarks (+49). Samsung Exynos 1280 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A20 Pro

  • Stronger CPU score: 94 vs 28
  • Stronger benchmarks score: 86 vs 37
  • 600% higher AnTuTu: 3,463,072 vs 495,000
  • 574% higher Max bandwidth: 115.2 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 435% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 12,575 vs 2,350

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1280

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 1280
Announced20262022
Process2 nm+60%5 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureARMArmv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 1280
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x4.93 GHz + 4x2.64 GHz2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock4.93 GHz+105%2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 1280
GPUApple GPU (7-core, Neural Accelerators)Arm Mali-G68 MP4

AI

AI comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 1280
NPUDual 16-core Neural Engine—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 1280
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth115.2 GB/s+574%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 1280
ModemExternal (Apple C2)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth6.05.1

Media

Media comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 1280
Max display4K HDRFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@120fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A20 Pro versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecApple A20 ProSamsung Exynos 1280
AnTuTu3,463,072+600%495,000
Geekbench 6 (single)4,725+373%Top 1%1,000Bottom 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,575+435%Top 3%2,350Bottom 41%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme7,931Top 4%—

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