Comparing the sizes of flagship chipsets: Qualcomm, Samsung, Huawei and Apple

25 March 2018
All four chipsets are built on 10nm processes (though in different fabs). Which company spent more on a large chip?

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  • 23 Mar 2018

him, 23 Mar 2018where is mediatekMediatek can't compete against these high level monstrous chipsets. Think better brother. I've used phone using this Mediatek and after a year or two of usage, its extremely laggy and its efficiency goes down from average to bad. Hope their company can upgrade the chipsets include themselves to the top tier list.

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    • 23 Mar 2018

    Anonymous, 23 Mar 2018I agree. But corrected your sentence to this: "flagships... moreExybos 7420 was the bomb. One of the better ever released. 2015 was one of the best for Samsung's flagship performance.

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      • 23 Mar 2018

      Anonymous, 23 Mar 2018"nobody is sitting there with a "slow" phone these days." ... moreI agree. But corrected your sentence to this:

      "flagships since 2016 have been about fast enough"

      Because 2015 was the worst year concerning mobile CPUs: do you remember for Snapdragon 810 and 808 issues? (And Exynos wasn't much better either.)

      Since 2016 and Snapdragon 820, flagship phones are fast enough.

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        • 23 Mar 2018

        exynos is best ,but im huawei fan

          Anonymous, 23 Mar 2018Now try out the DIII4A (it's the original Doom 3 port, not ... moreI sure will. thanks.
          Osu is known to be GPU intensive but fairly merciful toward the CPU.

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            • 23 Mar 2018

            How fast is it using modem features?

              Anonymous, 23 Mar 2018So you were able to deny facts by twisting them around to y... morewhat? it's just the fact. all i'm saying is that the SD845 is the best approach because it is balanced perfectly for mobile usage. You can install fastest core on your phone but what does it matter if you get terrible battery caused by it?

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                • 23 Mar 2018

                Kiyasuriin, 23 Mar 2018Just in these Scenarios. I've ran a full scale OSU game ins... moreNow try out the DIII4A (it's the original Doom 3 port, not the BFG edition). It's not available on the Play Store, so you'll have to sideload it.

                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJeXp1Pzwvs

                It's one of the most CPU and GPU demanding mobile games.

                  Whackcar, 23 Mar 2018Both the Snapdragon & Exynos chipsets are newer than th... moreSo you're saying the next Kirin in Mate 11/20 will be more powerful than the Exynos 9810 and the A11 but, why was the Kirin 970 on par with the Exynos 8895 and SD 835 in 2017?
                  Is Huawei making a very powerful SoC? It would be a shame if it ends up weaker than the SD 845 :)

                    Zenodroid, 23 Mar 2018P20 will have 970, just like mate 10. Not a newer one, but ... moreRead my previous comment again...

                      Anonymous, 23 Mar 2018The A12 will also top them all, just saying. But right now,... moreI have that feeling. Don't know why that in the A12... the Single core will kiss or be around 5k... and the multicore will be at 14k.... and finally Octa Core (3+5 config) just sayin'...

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                        • 23 Mar 2018

                        Anonymous, 23 Mar 2018I think you're wrong ... When a GPU can no longer run a ga... moreWhat you are giving as example is a an extreme case.
                        Keep in mind that 30% is also the difference between 45 fps and 60 fps . They are both playable but 60 fps is much smoother.
                        Also the Snapdragons are more popular, so feature apps will tend to be more optimized for Adreno than for Mali.

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                          • 23 Mar 2018

                          Anonymous, 23 Mar 2018Apples chipset is solid no doubt but to make your decision ... more"nobody is sitting there with a "slow" phone these days."

                          I remember when I sat here 3 months ago with an Xperia M4 Aqua. That thing was horribly slow. It is right that flagships since 2015 have been about fast enough, but don't say "phone" in general because older flagships as well as almost every mid range and low end phone are still very much lagging behind. (see what I did here)

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                            • 23 Mar 2018

                            Whackcar, 23 Mar 2018Both the Snapdragon & Exynos chipsets are newer than th... moreThe A12 will also top them all, just saying. But right now, nobody cares what will be in half a year.

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                              • 23 Mar 2018

                              Anonymous, 23 Mar 2018So many Apple haters in denial even though A11 chip clearly... moreApples chipset is solid no doubt but to make your decision on what phone to buy based on synthetic benchmarks is silly.

                              Any modern flagship phone is going to offer solid real world performance for how you use it day to day. the fact that iphone can switch to a different app 200 miliseconds faster isn't really something you notice or care about.

                              Personally I go with Android not because of the chipset under the hood but because there are hundreds of options and I can choose a phone that I feel suits my needs (long battery life, durable, solid camera). With iphone I'm stuck with their limited options which while very good overall just don't offer everything I'm looking for. The minute Apple launches a version with a 4000+mah battery, at least 110 hours in gsmarena battery endurance rating, and better durability I'd be down to buy one.

                              If Apple works for your needs great! But other phones work perfectly fine in actual use and nobody is sitting there with a "slow" phone these days.

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                                • 23 Mar 2018

                                You all forgot to realize that mobile chipsets are bound to a number of factors in their performance.
                                Battery capacity, thermal emissions just to name two.
                                They could be a lot more powerful, but then they would be horribly inefficient. A good mobile chipset is the one that's got the best of both worlds.

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                                  • 23 Mar 2018

                                  omg.. people still talking about wich one is better..! there is no test for that..! test will say wich one is better when you make andorid run to a iphone.. or a ios run to a samsung phone..! till then there is nothing to compare.. there is none "better"

                                    Whackcar, 23 Mar 2018Both the Snapdragon & Exynos chipsets are newer than th... moreP20 will have 970, just like mate 10. Not a newer one, but maybe in mate 20 later this year.

                                      Anonymous, 23 Mar 2018I think you're wrong ... When a GPU can no longer run a ga... moreJust in these Scenarios. I've ran a full scale OSU game inside a 845 based phone, the Adreno 630 in UNLIMITED mode got beyond 420 FPS, AND even when going "insane" in the game. It kept really well above the 50FPS mark.

                                        Whackcar, 23 Mar 2018Both the Snapdragon & Exynos chipsets are newer than th... moreTrue. Because it'll use A75 Architecture. But the chances are tiny that it'll bypass X9810 and A11 in single core.