Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 vs Samsung Exynos 2500

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 with Samsung Exynos 2500. 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

Snapdragon 821

232375

Exynos 2500

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 821

353

Exynos 2500

2653

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 821

857

Exynos 2500

9901

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo	1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X925 5x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520
Number of cores	8	10
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Number of transistors	2000 million
TDP	11 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon 680	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	1866 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 530	Xclipse 950
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 500	RDNA
GPU frequency	650 MHz	1300 MHz
Execution units	2	8
Shaders	256
DirectX	11.2	12.1
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.1
Vulkan API	1.0	1.4

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 28MP, 2x
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	8K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	4.1	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS SBAS