Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 vs Samsung Exynos 8890

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 with Samsung Exynos 8890. 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	4x 2.3 GHz – Exynos M1 4x 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	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	1800 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 530	Mali-T880 MP12
GPU Architecture	Adreno 500	Midgard
GPU frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	2	12
Shaders	256	192
DirectX	11.2	11.1
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	3840x2400
Max camera resolution	1x 28MP, 2x	1x 24MP, 2x 12MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@60fps
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	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth	4.1	4.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS GLONASS