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Samsung have announced their latest affordable 5G chipset which is not that much different than the Exynos 980 that was launched back at IFA 2019 and features in the popular Samsung Galaxy A71 5G and A51 5G.
Specification
- Fabrication Process
- 8nm FinFET
- CPU
- 2.0GHz Dual-core (Cortex-A77)
- 1.8GHz Hexa-core (Cortex-A55)
- GPU
- Mali-G76 MP5
- Modem
- 5G NR Sub-6GHz 2.55Gbps (DL) / 1.28Gbps (UL),
- EN-DC 3.55Gbps (DL) / 1.38Gbps (UL),
- LTE Cat.16 5CA 1Gbps (DL) / Cat.18 2CA 200Mbps (UL)
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi (802.11ac),
- FM Radio
- Camera
- Single-camera up to 64Mp,
- Dual-camera 20MP+20MP
- Video
- 4K UHD 30fps encoding and
- decoding with HEVC(H.265),
- H.264, VP9
- Memory
- LPDDR4x
- Storage
- UFS 2.1, eMMC 5.1
Samsung Exynos 880 vs Samsung Exynos 980
So there is not much difference between the two chipsets. They are both the same design, but the Exynos 980 has 10% higher clocks on the two A77 cores at 2.2Ghz. The GPU spec remains the same but we don’t know the frequency.
However, camera, video and display specs differ with the Exynos 990 being able to go up to WQHD+ (3360×1440) on the display then a single camera up to 108MP and 4K UHD 120fps encoding and decoding
Samsung Exynos 880 vs Snapdragon 765G vs MediaTek Dimensity 800
CPU & Fabrication Process
Samsung use the 8NM fabrication process for their Exynos 880 and 990 whereas the other companies all use the smaller 7nm process.
However, Samsung are the only company to use the new Arm Cortex A77 cores on the CPUs. Technically there is the MediaTek Dimensity 1000l too, which has a batter spec, but that is only used on one phone which is only available in China.
Exynos 880:
- 2x Cortex-A77 @ 2.2GHz
- 6x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz
Snapdragon 765G
- 1x Kryo 475 Prime (CA76)@ 2.4GHz (765G)
- 1x Kryo 475 Gold (CA76) @ 2.2GHz
- 6x Kryo 475 Silver (CA55)@ 1.8GHz
Dimensity 800
- 4x Cortex A76 @ 2.6GHz
- 4x Cortex A55 @ 2.0GHz
GPU
For the GPU the Samsung uses last years flagship Mali G76 with 5 cores, Qualcomm use their own Adreno 620.
Then MediaTek use the new but upper mid-range Arm Mali-G57 with 4 cores.
Benchmarks
We don’t have benchmarks of the Exynos 880 yet, but it should be a little lower than the similarly specked Exynos 990 which scores 332400 in Antutu
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G scores 298925 on the Xiaomi Redmi K30 5G
It has been reported that the Oppo A92s which uses the MediaTek 800 achieves a score if 325776
So the Exynos 880 should hold its own against the Qualcomm but be a bit behind the MediaTek
Specification Comparison Table
Exynos 880 | Exynos 980 | Snapdragon 765G | Mediatek Dimensity 800 | Mediatek Dimensity 1000L | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manufacturing Process | 8nm LPP | 8nm LPP | Samsung 7nm EUV (7LPP) | 7nm | 7nm |
CPU | 2x Cortex-A77 @ 2.2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz | 2x Cortex-A77 @ 2.2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz | 1x Kryo 475 Prime (CA76) @ 2.3GHz (non-G) @ 2.4GHz (765G) 1x Kryo 475 Gold (CA76) @ 2.2GHz 6x Kryo 475 Silver (CA55) @ 1.8GHz | 4x Cortex A76 @ 2.6GHz 4x Cortex A55 @ 2.0GHz | 4x Cortex-A77 @ @ 2.2GHz 4x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz |
GPU | Mali G76 MP5 | Mali G76 MP5 | Adreno 620 | Arm Mali-G57 MC4 | Mali-G77 GPU |
RAM | LPDDR4x 2133MHz | LPDDR4x 2133MHz | 2x 16-bit CH @ 2133MHz LPDDR4X / 17.0GB/s | LPDDR4x 2133MHz | LPDDR4x 2133MHz |
Modem | Shannon Integrated 5G (LTE Category 16/18) DL = 1000 Mbps 5x20MHz CA, 256-QAM UL = 200 Mbps 2x20MHz CA, 256-QAM (5G NR Sub-6) DL = 2550 Mbps UL = 1280 Mbps | Shannon Integrated 5G (LTE Category 16/18) DL = 1000 Mbps 5x20MHz CA, 256-QAM UL = 200 Mbps 2x20MHz CA, 256-QAM (5G NR Sub-6) DL = 2550 Mbps UL = 1280 Mbps | Snapdragon X52 Integrated (LTE Category 24/22) DL = 1200 Mbps 4x20MHz CA, 256-QAM UL = 210 Mbps 2x20MHz CA, 256-QAM (5G NR Sub-6 4x4 100MHz + mmWave 2x2 400MHz) DL = 3700 Mbps UL = 1600 Mbps | Mediatek M70 | Mediatek M70 |
AI | Integrated | Integrated | Hexagon 696 HVX + Tensor 5.4TOPS AI (Total CPU+GPU+HVX+Tensor) | Integrated | Integrated |
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