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Exynos 1380 vs Exynos 1280

Exynos 1380
VS
Exynos 1280
Exynos 1380
Exynos 1280

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1380 (with Mali-G68 MP5 graphics) and Exynos 1280 (Mali-G68 MP4). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Specs
  7. Comments (14)

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 1380
  • Supports 51% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 17 GB/s)
  • Performs 32% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 25%) AnTuTu 11 score – 767K vs 615K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~6%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Exynos 1380
vs
Exynos 1280

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Exynos 1380 +25%
767711
Exynos 1280
615425
CPU 320484 256114
GPU 91141 71758
Memory 113558 95251
UX 242528 192302
Total score 767711 615425
Samples [113 tests] [56 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Exynos 1380 +5%
1008
Exynos 1280
956
Multi-Core Score
Exynos 1380 +30%
2710
Exynos 1280
2082
Asset compression 146.7 MB/sec 102.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 64.4 pages/sec 52.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 109.8 Mpixels/sec 71.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 53.7 images/sec 37 images/sec
HDR 95.9 Mpixels/sec 68.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.4 images/sec 6.2 images/sec
Photo processing 27.2 images/sec 16.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.23 Mpixels/sec 3.15 Mpixels/sec
Samples 56 tests 37 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Exynos 1380 +31%
3048
Exynos 1280
2321
Background blur 4.46 images/sec 3.25 images/sec
Face detection 2.17 images/sec 1.62 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.03 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.21 Gpixels/sec 7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 538 FPS 408.3 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 35 tests 18 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Exynos 1380 +23%
279
Exynos 1280
226
Score 279 226
Stability 98% 95%
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Exynos 1380 +29%
808
Exynos 1280
628
Score 808 628
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Exynos 1380 +9%
12792
Exynos 1280
11719
Web score 10597 9628
Video editing score 7345 7350
Data manipulation score 10909 8838
Photo editing score 25069 22696
Writing score 16185 13552
Phones tested 8 models 3 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1380
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Nino_anesAnTuTu 12872443
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (ttk:kotakbass.official)AnTuTu 12922710
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (kotakbass.official)AnTuTu 11829716
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 -> Mohammad.SodaeiAnTuTu 11775543
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Chillorgil)AnTuTu 12856948
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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
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1380 and Exynos 1280

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55		 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L3 cache 4 MB -
Process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 949 MHz 897 MHz
Pipelines 5 4
Shading units 32 32
Total shaders 160 128
FLOPS 303.7 Gigaflops 229.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
NPU theoretical performance 4.9 TOPS 4.3 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 17 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 108MP
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		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3790 Mbps Up to 2550 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced February 2023 March 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8835 S5E8825
Official page Samsung Exynos 1380 official site Samsung Exynos 1280 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 - Samsung Exynos 1580

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Comments

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Pau March 27, 2025 at 06:35 PM
What is better a 1280 8gb ram 1380 6gb ram ?
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abhay April 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
1380 anyday dont go for 1280...price changes everyday try to get 8gb variant for 1380..m using m35 8gb its working great
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Mrsch June 26, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Would be nice to have a three-way. Comparison, that is. ;)
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Pedrocamacho June 30, 2023 at 12:12 PM
My samsung a53G 529678 antutu v10
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Lucy March 29, 2023 at 11:06 AM
Considering the 1280 has that wifi-calling/VoLTE security flaw, does the 1380 has it as well?
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Faraz March 24, 2024 at 07:01 AM
I wasn't aware of that when I bought a phone with a 1280 resolution. Will this flaw be corrected with an update?
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Senn Lens YT March 16, 2023 at 07:52 PM
Seems like Exynos 1380 is much better than Exynos 1280. Performance is quite close to Snapdragon 778G. If you want great photography and good decent gaming maybe Galaxy A54 is recommended than Galaxy A53. Those who have Galaxy A52s, use 1 more year unless if you want more software support 4 years OS updates and 5 years security updates.
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Rio February 28, 2023 at 05:17 AM
1280 cannot play 4K video, just try 4K YouTube video, the resolution option only shows 1080p max. If you try to play H.265 4K from SD card or network storage it will stutter, lag and shows lots of artifacts. I wonder if 1380 will have the same problem.
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Ria September 12, 2023 at 02:50 AM
Your phone is only 1080p so YouTube will downscale it to fit your screen's native resolution. This is not a problem of the chip
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Anonymous December 16, 2023 at 10:33 PM
Ria, Incorrect. YouTube does indeed downscale videos with higher resolution, but if the chipset supports 4K, it would display an option for 2160p and then downscale that to 1080p. As the previous commenter explained, only 1080p is shown as an option, which coincidentally matches the maximum resolution of the display. For instance, the iPhone 8 displays options up to 1080p while the iPhone SE 2020 displays options up to 2160p or 4K. Both of these resolutions are downscaled to fit the display's 750p. However, the video still looks better due to its higher bitrate and less compression. In saying that, YouTube's 1080p quality is barely better than true 480p, so it's important for phones to support resolutions above 1440p, ideally 2160p, for YouTube viewing.
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Cheezus March 10, 2024 at 07:32 AM
Anonymous, Agreed, the Poco F5 can easily play 4K HDR at 60 FPS.
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Not kang February 27, 2023 at 07:26 AM
So 1380 is comparable to an 855 not too shabby if only the a53 had that instead of 1280 performance.
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RK800T May 19, 2024 at 01:20 AM
Not so much. I have a Galaxy A54 and my previous one, which is the LG G8 ThinQ Snapdragon 855. In general, the Snapdragon is still superior. In games, it achieves higher resolutions and greater frame stability.
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Yous November 6, 2024 at 08:48 PM
RK800T, But the 1380 shows the same graphics options
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