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Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G vs Samsung Exynos 1280

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
36.6Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1280
36.2Inno Score
29.8CPU27.2
24GPU23.6
48.8Benchmarks—
54.9Efficiencyspec-based65.6
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G2 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1280

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G scores 36.6 against 36.2 for Samsung Exynos 1280. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G edges ahead in CPU and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

  • 199% higher Max bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s vs 17.1 GB/s
  • 44% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,987 vs 2,078

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1280

  • 17% lower process: 5 nm vs 6 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 778GSamsung Exynos 1280
Announced20212022
Process6 nm5 nm+17%
TDP (typical)5 W5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 778GSamsung Exynos 1280
Cores88
Core configuration1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A552x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.4 GHz2.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 778GSamsung Exynos 1280
GPUAdreno 642LArm Mali-G68 MP4

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 778GSamsung Exynos 1280
NPUHexagon 770—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 778GSamsung Exynos 1280
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s+199%17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 778GSamsung Exynos 1280
ModemSnapdragon X53 5GIntegrated 5G (sub-6)
Max download3.7 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.25.1

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 778GSamsung Exynos 1280
Max displayFHD+ @ 144HzFHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 778GSamsung Exynos 1280
AnTuTu784,274Bottom 29%—
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)310,105Bottom 37%—
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)95,255Bottom 24%—
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)162,954Bottom 39%—
AnTuTu 11 (UX)215,960Bottom 26%—
Geekbench 6 (single)1,022+6%Bottom 48%968Bottom 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,987+44%Top 49%2,078Bottom 33%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme688+8%Bottom 45%635Bottom 42%

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