Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 vs Samsung Exynos 1330

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 with Samsung Exynos 1330. 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 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo
4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million
TDP 11 Watt 5 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 680 NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0 UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 530 Mali-G68 MP2
GPU Architecture Adreno 500 Valhall
GPU frequency 650 MHz 950 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 256 32
DirectX 11.2
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.1 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 2960x1440@120Hz
Max camera resolution 1x 28MP, 2x 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 2.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 1.28 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 4.1 5.2
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2016 Quarter 3 2023 Quarter 1
Partnumber MSM8996 Pro-AB, MSM8996 Pro-AC S5E8535
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Mid-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 821
232375
Exynos 1330
423857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 821
353
Exynos 1330
918

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 821
857
Exynos 1330
2093