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Huawei Kirin 8000 vs Samsung Exynos 1280

H
—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1280
39.6Inno Score
30.7CPU28.1
—Benchmarks37.2
20Efficiencyspec-based65.6
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 80001 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1280

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 8000 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 8000

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1280

  • 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Samsung Exynos 1280
Announced20232022
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
TDP (typical)—5 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Samsung Exynos 1280
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.4 GHz + 3x2.19 GHz + 4x1.84 GHz2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.4 GHz2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Samsung Exynos 1280
GPU—Arm Mali-G68 MP4

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Samsung Exynos 1280
Memory type—LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Samsung Exynos 1280
Modem—Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth—5.1

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Samsung Exynos 1280
Max display—FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture—4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 8000 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecHuawei Kirin 8000Samsung Exynos 1280
AnTuTu—495,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,000Bottom 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,350Bottom 43%

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