Samsung Exynos 1280 β an 8-core chipset that was announced on March 17, 2022, and is manufactured using a 5-nanometer process technology. It has 2 cores Cortex-A78 at 2400 MHz and 6 cores Cortex-A55 at 2000 MHz.
Review
CPU Performance
29
Gaming Performance
9
Battery life
84
NanoReview Score
32
Compare Samsung Exynos 1280 with other SoCs
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarks
AnTuTu 11
The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Latin American Galaxy A26 still uses this CPU, while the worldwide model is on the 1380. Shame on Samsung for disadvantaging an entire region for no reason.
Nanoreview team can you update the scores for this chipset? It seems like everyday they're lowering the total score of this chipset despite users posting higher scores like up to 480k-490k in Antutu and 900/2000 for Geekbench 6, but despite that, right now it's behind the Snapdragon 765G, 695 and 4 Gen 2 when the Exynos 1280 has similar or better CPU but much better GPU
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Yeah yeah...July 30, 2024 at 06:26 PM
Exynos 1280 sucks. Stop kissing Samsung's ass.
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ButAugust 8, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Yeah yeah..., My A53 is still working fine and strangely smoother than at the time I bought it (maybe it got more optimized) after more than 2 years of use and the battery can still give 6-8h of screen on time.
After the Android 14 update, my Samsung A53 is significantly smoother and fasterβI'm genuinely impressed! I definitely think it's better now than it was with versions 12 or 13.
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LinaDecember 10, 2023 at 08:12 PM
Correction: The GPU AnTuTu's score should be more than 125,000 not just 100,000
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SonNovember 17, 2023 at 10:25 AM
I dislike the way people thoughtlessly insult Exynos chipsets for no apparent reason. The entire Snapdragon 800 series seems to be more prone to overheating than their equivalent Exynos or MediaTek chipsets. Likely, that's why MediaTek is now currently leading the field, both in terms of business and public preference.
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FatherDecember 2, 2023 at 03:04 AM
Firstly, MTK is not leading in any segment whatsoever. Secondly, Snapdragon may heat up, but this is because it delivers high performance. Any high performing phone will generate heat and may eventually overheat, at which point it will throttle. Exynos, on the other hand, heats up without even providing comparable performance. Leaving games aside, it will heat up and lag even during simple day-to-day tasks. Please avoid talking about things you have limited knowledge of.
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MotherDecember 6, 2023 at 12:23 PM
Father, Your response suggests that you have limited knowledge beyond the Exynos 990, 2100, and 2200. Exynos chips are generally good and do not have overheating issues. People, however, seem to harbor an unjustified dislike towards them. I've often heard arguments stating that an SD730G is superior to the Exynos 1280 or 1380 merely because 'Exynos are bad and Snapdragon are good.' This, however, is a blatant misconception, as it is clear that the SD730G comes up short in every aspect, including efficiency.
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JulieDecember 30, 2023 at 07:52 PM
Father, Can someone explain why my A53 generates less heat while performing better than my brother's A71 with a Snapdragon 730 chipset in games like WoT Blitz, Genshin Impact, and others? For reference, he uses an A71 with 8GB of RAM, while I'm on an A53 with 6GB of RAM.
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StepsonMarch 26, 2024 at 09:58 AM
Mother, From my point of view, you are both right with some of your arguments. What cannot be overlooked, however, is that the European versions of Samsung's Galaxy S devices with Exynos chipsets (especially the Galaxy S22 with the Exynos 2200) have a much shorter battery life than the direct US models with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC.
Most users may not be interested in any benchmark result, but when it comes to battery life, everyone pricks up their ears as it directly affects every user. It should be noted here that Samsung seems to have caught up with the Exynos 2400 in terms of efficiency compared to older high-end Exynos chipsets from the past.
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KevinApril 27, 2024 at 07:53 PM
Stepson, Both versions of the S22 have poor battery life. The Snapdragon model does perform slightly worse than the Exynos, but this comes at the expense of somewhat less throttling. You might think that the Snapdragon is superior because you see fewer complaints about it, but that's only because it's only available in the USA, unlike the Exynos version which is sold worldwide. Naturally, with a larger customer base, there will be more complaints.
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SomebodyJune 15, 2025 at 05:56 PM
Julie, Generational improvements: 2 years passed, and everything got better, smaller nanometer size, perhaps faster RAM interface, and possibly the XDNA GPU architecture etc. etc.
Exynos is inefficient, but every new generation is still more powerful than the previous, making steady improvements.
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BobOctober 3, 2023 at 12:01 PM
My A33 5G scored 491003 in AnTuTu and 943/2077 in Geekbench but I can't send the scores to the Nanoreview team because when I send the score I get an error message!
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MohamedNovember 29, 2023 at 09:30 PM
Yes, NanoReview is posting low benchmark numbers, making the chip appear subpar. It's perplexing how the Snapdragon 695 could be superior to the Exynos 1280. Both are essentially tied in terms of CPU performance. However, when it comes to GPU performance, the Exynos 1280 is nearly twice as good, as indicated by the 3DMark scores.
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PawanAugust 19, 2023 at 08:54 AM
Will it be capable of handling 4 years of Android updates claimed by Samsung or is it just another marketing gimmick?
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TechyPuffAugust 20, 2023 at 11:11 AM
No, most probably it can't handle 4 yrs of updates. It can't even do multitasking efficiently and heats a lot too.
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CarlAugust 23, 2023 at 12:24 PM
TechyPuff, "I don't experience much heating, except when playing resource-intensive games. And frankly, any other chip would heat up in similar circumstances. I've noticed many people raise concerns about overheating during heavy gaming, but this is to be expected. It's reminiscent of the complaints about the S21 Exynos version overheating when, in fact, the Snapdragon version also tends to get warm. Just because it's a Snapdragon doesn't mean it won't heat up.
Currently, Android 13 paired with One UI 5.1 runs seamlessly on the A53. For those unfamiliar, the A53 has seen significant optimization through updates, performing much better now than at its launch.
I believe both the A33 and A53 are equipped to handle 4 years of updates, especially since newer Android versions, like Android 14, introduce fewer changes compared to their predecessors, such as Android 13.
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FranzSeptember 26, 2023 at 02:19 AM
Carl, Exactly, I just don't understand why people say it's laggy or overheats when it runs smoothly for me and it only gets hot when I play Genshin Impact but there isn't a single phone that isn't a gamer that doesn't get hot in Genshin Impact
Surely most people don't even try the phone and just hate it because it uses an Exynos chip.
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MuratNovember 15, 2023 at 01:57 AM
If you take proper care of it, I'm sure it'll last for at least 4 years. I've been using my M30s, which has a much weaker processor, for all these years and it still works fine. I mainly use it now as a backup for my A33. Moreover, if it doesn't last 4 years, it's not as if it was overly expensive, so you can always buy a new one.
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EmadJuly 27, 2023 at 05:34 AM
This should be updated because that was before the optimization.
