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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 vs Samsung Exynos 1280

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1280
39.6Inno Score
26.2CPU28.1
—Benchmarks37.2
68Efficiencyspec-based65.6
2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 43 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1280

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1280

  • 11% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,000 vs 897
  • 11% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,350 vs 2,117

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Samsung Exynos 1280
Announced20252022
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Samsung Exynos 1280
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A552x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.3 GHz2.4 GHz+4%

GPU

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

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Samsung Exynos 1280
Memory typeLPDDR4X/LPDDR5LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

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

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Samsung Exynos 1280
AnTuTu—495,000
Geekbench 6 (single)897Bottom 36%1,000+11%Bottom 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,117Bottom 36%2,350+11%Bottom 41%

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