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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 vs Samsung Exynos 1280

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
34.8Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1280
34.1Inno Score
26.2CPU27.2
20GPU23.6
34.9Benchmarks—
76.2Efficiencyspec-based65.6
3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 23 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1280

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 scores 34.8 against 34.1 for Samsung Exynos 1280. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1280

  • Stronger GPU score: 24 vs 20
  • 287% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 635 vs 164

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Samsung Exynos 1280
Announced20232022
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
TDP (typical)5 W5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Samsung Exynos 1280
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A552x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.2 GHz2.4 GHz+9%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Samsung Exynos 1280
GPUAdreno 613Arm Mali-G68 MP4

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Samsung Exynos 1280
NPUHexagon NPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Samsung Exynos 1280
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Samsung Exynos 1280
ModemSnapdragon X61 5GIntegrated 5G (sub-6)
Max download2.5 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.15.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Samsung Exynos 1280
Max displayFHD+ @ 120HzFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Samsung Exynos 1280
AnTuTu452,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)921Bottom 38%968+5%Bottom 41%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,246+8%Bottom 39%2,078Bottom 34%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme164Bottom 14%635+287%Bottom 42%

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