Exynos 1280 vs Snapdragon 750G

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1280 (with Mali-G68 MP4 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G (Adreno 619). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1280
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 8 nm)
  • 9% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2200 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~12%)
  • Shows better (up to 9%) AnTuTu 11 score – 615K vs 566K
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
  • Performs 78% better in floating-point computations
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
615425
CPU 256114 242759
GPU 71758 50920
Memory 95251 92020
UX 192302 180784
Total score 615425 566483
Samples [56 tests] [8 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
2082
Asset compression 102.4 MB/sec 158.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 52.1 pages/sec 67.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 71.3 Mpixels/sec 111.2 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 37 images/sec 55.2 images/sec
HDR 68.7 Mpixels/sec 94.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 6.2 images/sec 10.2 images/sec
Photo processing 16.9 images/sec 26.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.15 Mpixels/sec 3.76 Mpixels/sec
Samples 37 tests 3 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Exynos 1280 +102%
2321
Background blur 3.25 images/sec 5.05 images/sec
Face detection 1.62 images/sec 2.58 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.1 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.19 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.14 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 7 Gpixels/sec 3.29 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 408.3 FPS 242.4 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 18 tests 3 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 226 -
Stability 95% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 628 333
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 3 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
11719
Web score 9628 7576
Video editing score 7350 6985
Data manipulation score 8838 7680
Photo editing score 22696 19274
Writing score 13552 8986
Phones tested 3 models 3 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 58 FPS
[High]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 37 FPS
[High]
Fortnite - 28 FPS
[Medium]
Shadowgun Legends - 61 FPS
[Low]
World of Tanks Blitz - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 56 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1280
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (eimakill)AnTuTu 12709508
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-16 -> SacredGold14Geekbench 6 CPU856 / 2016
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (Adi)AnTuTu 11598004
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-14 (DJ)AnTuTu 11651423
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-15 (OmPhanLaoRaBien)AnTuTu 11637428
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 (Jason Baker)Geekbench 6 CPU828 / 1875
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 (Jason Baker)AnTuTu 11556264
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 (Erick Silva)AnTuTu 11599951
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-28 (Breno)AnTuTu 11614247
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (JΓ£o)AnTuTu 11579715

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1280 and Snapdragon 750G

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.2 GHz – Kryo 570 Gold (Cortex-A77)
6x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 570 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.3-A
L3 cache - 3 MB
Process 5 nanometers 8 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Adreno 619
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Adreno 600
GPU frequency 897 MHz 800 MHz
Pipelines 4 2
Shading units 32 128
Total shaders 128 256
FLOPS 229.6 Gigaflops 409.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version - 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 694
NPU theoretical performance 4.3 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP 1x 192MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem - X52
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2550 Mbps Up to 3700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced March 2022 September 2020
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8825 SM7225
Official page Samsung Exynos 1280 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 -

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Spuwho May 11, 2023 at 11:24 PM
Android 13 update turns on Bluetooth decoding in hardware. A52 5G (Snap 750G) cannot handle it and stutters depending on the source content. The A53 5G (Exynos 1280) does handle it with no problem. No stuttering. On A52 5G, go to dev mode and turn off the hardware decode and restart the phone. Stuttering stops.
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Conlex April 1, 2022 at 03:40 PM
A52 is a better choice considering its performance is nearly the same as the A53, headphone jack, almost the same screen time, and cheaper.
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WeiszGuy April 5, 2022 at 05:15 PM
Here in the US, for the models that work on both wireless versions that we have, the A53 at $449 is actually cheaper than the A52 at $499. I'll take the newer CPU and GPU for less money.
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Stefan April 13, 2022 at 04:13 PM
WeiszGuy, Bro, go on Amazon, there are the A52s selling for around €310, which doesn't come anywhere close to the 778g, like nah, this year you'd be better off with an S21 fe which is on amazon comes at around €530 so yh...
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Who? March 27, 2022 at 10:40 PM
Galaxy A53 processor (Exynos 1280), Compared to its previous-gen, A52 (Snapdragon 750g), has seen significant improvements in different areas such as lithography, CPU and GPU frequency, memory type, and Bluetooth version. But as long as the A52s are available on the market, it isn't worth buying. We look forward to releasing A53s to make a more fair judgment.
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Stefan April 13, 2022 at 04:16 PM
The only reason they created the A52s, is because chips were in shortage as the 720G(in Europe) and 750G(In the US), so they made the a52s to satisfy Samsung users, but man why do they make the same phone, and put a more powerful chip for the people in the US? Like how if can you put a 750G in the US phones and a 720G in Europe, like nah mate, you get a pass from me.
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Anonymous July 19, 2022 at 08:36 PM
Stefan, What do you mean? The A52 4G has 720G, and the A52 5G has 750G. Both are available in Europe.
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