Today we would be comparing the chipsets which are one of the most important parts of any smartphone. The Snapdragon 888 5G launched by Qualcomm in 2020 and the Exynos 2100 launched by Samsung in 2020. So, let’s check their specifications.
Snapdragon 888 5G and Exynos 2100
CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-X1 3x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | – |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | – |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | – |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| TDP | 10 W | 9 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 660 | Mali-G78 MP14 |
| Architecture | Adreno 600 | Vallhall 2 |
| GPU frequency | 840 MHz | 760 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | 14 |
| Shading units | 512 | 224 |
| FLOPS | 1720 Gigaflops | – |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
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| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 780 | Yes |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 8K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X60 | – |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 22 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 2500 Mbps | Up to 3000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 316 Mbps | Up to 422 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC |
Which chipset is better?
Both the chips are good and there aren’t many differences between them. However, Snapdragon 888 5G shows better performance and has higher GPU frequency. Along with this is most suitable for various games and its even cheaper than Exynos 2100.
