Exynos 850 Vs Snapdragon 720G — Which is the best?
Let's take a look at the much anticipated Samsung's Exynos 850 and Qualcomm's Snapdragon 720 chipset respectively and see which one best suits your needs.
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Getting the best performance is a priority for every phone user, which leads us to the chip the phones are made with. Exynos 850 vs Snapdragon 720g, let's see how they fare against one another.
We'll look at the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in the benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench. Exynos and Snapdragon are two of the biggest players in the chipset manufacturing game, with Exynos being Samsung's in-house manufactured chip and Snapdragon being Qualcomm's own.
Let's jump right in.
Exynos 850 features.
- Full HD+(2520×1080p pixel).
- Power efficiency.
- Visually compelling gaming experience.
- Front and rear cameras up to 21.7 (16MP+5MP).
- Video supports 1080p at 60fps.
- 802.11ac Wi-Fi.
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Supports FM Radio.
Snapdragon 720G Features
- Fast LTE radio(15×LTE).
- Wi-Fi 6 wireless radio.
- Satellite positioning.
- Fast performance.
- Power efficiency.
- Optimize gaming performance.
- 8 core.
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Samsung's Exynos 850 Vs Qualcomm's Snapdragon 720G Specification Comparison.
| Exynos 850 | Snapdragon 720g | |
|---|---|---|
GeekBench score | Exynos 850 Single-core score:163 Multi-core score:956 | Snapdragon 720g Single-core score:574 Multi-core score:1709 |
CPU | Exynos 850 8 cores (8×2GHz Cortex A55) Frequency @ 2000MHz | Snapdragon 720g 8 cores (2x2.3GHz-kryo 456 Gold (Dualcortex A76) 6×1.8GHz-Kryo 456 silver(cortex A55) Frequency 2300MHz |
GPU | Exynos 850 Mali-G52 MPI @820MHz | Snapdragon 720g Adreno 618 @750MHz |
Memory | Exynos 850 Memory Frequency:1866MHz Max size:8GB | Snapdragon 720g Memory Frequency:1866MHz Max size:8GB |
Connectivity | Exynos 850 Support 3G and 4G Download speed: up to 300Mbps Upload speed: up to 150Mbps Wi-Fi 5 Bluetooth 5.0 | Snapdragon 720g Support 3G and 4G Download speed: up to 800Mbps Upload speed: up to 150Mbps Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.1 |
My Resolution
Both chips are good, but the Exynos 850 only managed to outdo the snapdragon 720G in its higher GPU frequency which is 820MHz, but in every other area, the Snapdragon has proven to be better than the Exynos 850, it's not even funny.
- With its 3.5× better floating-point computation
- Significantly better AnTuTu 9 score (339k vs 145k)
- Better optimized game processors
And a 15% higher CPU clock speed(2300 vs 2000MHz) — The Snapdragon 720G is a much preferred and well-rounded chip compared to the Exynos 850.
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