Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 vs Samsung Exynos 7870

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 with Samsung Exynos 7870. 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
6x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 14 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million 2000 million
TDP 11 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR3
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 933 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 1x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0 eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 530 Mali-T830 MP1
GPU Architecture Adreno 500 Midgard
GPU frequency 650 MHz 700 MHz
Execution units 2 1
Shaders 256 16
DirectX 11.2
OpenCL API 2.0 1.2
OpenGL API ES 3.1 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 1920x1200
Max camera resolution 1x 28MP, 2x 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps FullHD@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 4.1 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

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

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 821
232375
Exynos 7870
142158

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 821
353
Exynos 7870
487

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 821
857
Exynos 7870
168