MediaTek Dimensity 1080 vs Samsung Exynos 9820

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 1080 with Samsung Exynos 9820. 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?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M4 2x 2.31 GHz – Cortex-A75 4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	6 nm	8 nm
Neural Processing	MediaTek APU 3.0	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

UFS 3.0

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G68 MP4	Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Architecture	Valhall	Bifrost
GPU frequency	800 MHz	700 MHz
Execution units	4	12
Shaders	64	192
OpenCL API	2.0	2.1
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080@120Hz	3840x2400
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 32MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	8K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	2.77 Gbps	2 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.316 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.2	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS