MediaTek Dimensity 1080 vs Samsung Exynos 1280

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 1080 with Samsung Exynos 1280. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Dimensity 1080

475057

Exynos 1280

465756

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 1080

839

Exynos 1280

841

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 1080

2385

Exynos 1280

1902

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	6 nm	5 nm
TDP		6 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek APU 3.0	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G68 MP4	Mali-G68 MP4
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	800 MHz	1000 MHz
Execution units	4	4
Shaders	64	64
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080@120Hz	2960x1440@120Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 108MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	2.77 Gbps	2.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		1.84 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.2	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS