Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 vs Samsung Exynos 7884B
Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 with Samsung Exynos 7884B. 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
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo |
2x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A73 6x 1.35 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 | 5 Watt |
| Neural Processing | Qualcomm Hexagon 680 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4 |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 933 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 2x16 bit | 2x32 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | UFS 2.0 | eMMC 5.1 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 530 | Mali-G71 MP2 |
| GPU Architecture | Qualcomm Adreno 500 | Mali Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 650 MHz | 770 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 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 3840x2160 | 2220x1080@30fps |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 28MP, 2x | 1x 22MP, 2x 16MP |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@30fps | FullHD@60fps |
| Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 0.6 Gbps | 0.6 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 (802.11ac) | 5 (802.11ac) |
| Bluetooth | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2016 Quarter 3 | 2019 Quarter 3 |
| Partnumber | MSM8996 Pro-AB, MSM8996 Pro-AC | |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Low-end |
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