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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 vs Samsung Exynos 1280

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
38.8Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Samsung Exynos 1280
39.6Inno Score
28.9CPU28.1
24.8GPU—
43.3Benchmarks37.2
76.2Efficiencyspec-based65.6
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 11 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1280

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 scores 38.8 against 39.6 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 7 Gen 1

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 43 vs 37
  • 199% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 27% higher AnTuTu: 630,000 vs 495,000
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
  • 17% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,760 vs 2,350

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1280

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1280
Announced20222022
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
TDP (typical)5 W5 W
ArchitectureArmv9Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1280
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x2.36 GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A5102x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.4 GHz2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1280
GPUAdreno 644Arm Mali-G68 MP4

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1280
NPUHexagon NPU—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1280
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s+199%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1280
ModemSnapdragon X62 5GIntegrated 5G (sub-6)
Max download2.9 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.25.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1280
Max displayFHD+ @ 120HzFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1Samsung Exynos 1280
AnTuTu630,000+27%495,000
Geekbench 6 (single)970Bottom 45%1,000+3%Bottom 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,760+17%Bottom 48%2,350Bottom 42%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme790Bottom 9%—

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