Exynos 2100 edges out the Snapdragon 888 in a Galaxy S21 Ultra battery test

03 February 2021
The power consumption of the big cores pointed to Qualcomm having the more efficient chip, but that may not be the case after all.

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All i can say about that is Zzzzzz

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    • Anonymous
    • 8js
    • 04 Feb 2021

    Exynos fan can keep try to justify Exynos all their want. Clever people have learnt from history. End of the day, people will buy what they like, so stop with this justification article already.

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      • Anonymous
      • p%L
      • 04 Feb 2021

      P C M, 04 Feb 2021That doesn't show in any Mi video. Most cases It run... moreApple is indeed the thermal throttling champ. Performance drops to maintain device cooling.
      Trillion dollar company couldn't even put dedicated cooling.

        P C M, 04 Feb 2021That doesn't show in any Mi video. Most cases It run... moreIPhone runs the coolest coz it is designed to throttle when reaching a particular temperature.
        Go read what thermal throttling means.

          P C M, 04 Feb 2021What're you saying ? You yourself gave two examples w... moreDude, just go and watch the video on golden reviewers channel. The temp is only low when considering the power usage difference. It is indeed the hottest device. He shows all details. Heres the link https://youtu.be/RHmB10jzt70

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            • 6p}
            • 04 Feb 2021

            i0S...Never...Again, 04 Feb 2021Mi and others have put really good cooling inside the Mi 10... moreIn 3dmark stress test Kirin 9000 throttles even more(around 25%) than Exynos 2100 let alone A14 or Sd888.
            Yes, Mate 40 pro runs very cool temp, It's among the best in Android. But still not better than S21 ultra. They're on the same level.

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              • P C M
              • 6p}
              • 04 Feb 2021

              i0S...Never...Again, 04 Feb 2021Mi and others have put really good cooling inside the Mi 10... moreThat doesn't show in any Mi video.
              Most cases It runs the hottest in all the videos I have watched.(Of course except the Exynos 990 device).
              I can refer dozens of video as proof.
              Go to this guys channel you'll get plenty.
              https://www.youtube.com/user/nicholasbrazer

              SN : As you're talking about cooling. You should know iPhone runs the coolest, even 4-5 degree lower than the best thermal performed android phone.
              S21 ultra on the other hand among the lowest temp android phone.
              I don't really understand in which base you're accusing Apple and Samsung !
              All feel useless and illogical.

                P C M, 04 Feb 2021What do you mean by 0 dedicated cooling ? Do you want a re... moreMi and others have put really good cooling inside the Mi 10 Pro/Ultra without increasing thickness of device.
                Huawei did a great job with the Kirin 9000 in dedicated cooling department as well.
                Even budget devices have some kind of cooling these days, so no excuses for Samsung and Apple.

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                  • P C M
                  • 6p}
                  • 04 Feb 2021

                  i0S...Never...Again, 04 Feb 2021I agree, power consumption is high on Mi 11. The device isn... moreWhat do you mean by 0 dedicated cooling ?
                  Do you want a regular phone to have thick thermal pipe and fan inside it and make it 14mm thick ?

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                    • P C M
                    • 6p}
                    • 04 Feb 2021

                    i0S...Never...Again, 04 Feb 2021Don't even get me started on Anandtech... They alway... moreLooks like you don't like any good website.
                    That mean it's your issue.
                    You're just an Apple hater.

                      P C M, 04 Feb 2021Lets just forget Speed test G. What about AnandTech'... moreDon't even get me started on Anandtech...
                      They always cover up for shortcomings of Apple related products. They had a dedicated article trying to explain that A14 SOC is not throttling when all real world tests show the opposite yet not an single article on how Apple was fined for batterygate.

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                        • P C M
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                        • 04 Feb 2021

                        i0S...Never...Again, 04 Feb 2021I am not judging SOC power alone. Soc power shouldn't ... moreLets just forget Speed test G.
                        What about AnandTech's review ?

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                          • P C M
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                          • 04 Feb 2021

                          Mediatek sux, 04 Feb 2021Mi 11 gets to 45°c in genshin, While s21 ultra sd gets 42. ... moreWhat're you saying ?
                          You yourself gave two examples where Mi 11 is running at 45 degree and S21 ultra at 42 degree.
                          Then how can you say temps are pretty low on Mi 11 where you example shows it's high, not low ? That's confusing.

                          If we let go your example. Every video I saw any Mi device(Specially the Mi 11 and the Mi 10 ultra) I saw it running at higher temp, not just higher than S21, it's higher than almost all other device.

                            P C M, 04 Feb 2021No one cares ? When did you start talking on behalf of eve... moreI am not judging SOC power alone. Soc power shouldn't be judged "alone" in the first place.

                            Peak performance of Sd888 > Throttled performance of A14.
                            You were claiming the opposite which simply isn't true.

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                              • 04 Feb 2021

                              i0S...Never...Again, 04 Feb 2021You gave links to some speed test G benchmark that no one c... moreNo one cares ?
                              When did you start talking on behalf of everyone ?
                              It's not the speed test G list that I referred, it's the key discussion in the article and how it is wrong to compare games in different device to judge the SoC power.
                              Anyway I don't expect guys like you to understand those hard terms.
                              You can think whatever you want.
                              I don't really care.

                                dude111, 04 Feb 2021Those 55 fps are on the Mi11, but at a much much higher pow... moreI agree, power consumption is high on Mi 11. The device isn't the best candidate representing the Snapdragon 888 because of poor cooling. Other Snapdragon 888 devices are giving better temperatures. Snapdragon 865 does a much better job without consuming much power.

                                Both S21 Ultra and iPhone 12 pro Max have zero dedicated cooling which is simply unacceptable for such expensive phones.

                                I'd rather have full performance out of my SOC in games than be stuck at 45fps with no way to increase past that framerate. Genshin Impact is locked at 60fps. Other games are not and I'd love to see higher frame rate from my SOC instead of being locked to 45fps due to non existent cooling inside the device.

                                  P C M, 04 Feb 2021Read this article, You'll understand why you cant co... moreYou gave links to some speed test G benchmark that no one cares. IPhone with its A14 is a thermal throttling nightmare as seen in real world tests and games.

                                  On repeated benchmarks of Antutu (where system is pushed beyond its limits) , the iPhone loses upto 25% performance while Snapdragon counterparts hardly lose 5-10%.

                                  One can have 3 times the performance of mobile chips, but if that performance isn't available due to throttling, then it isn't available to the user and thereby doesn't count.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • j5$
                                    • 04 Feb 2021

                                    AnonD-909757, 04 Feb 2021I'd trust more China (that I don't trust to begin... moreYup. "No country is worse than Russia, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Sudan" is what your must've meant.
                                    If you're being forced to work as a sock puppet write a reasonable response and get the UN in there.

                                      P C M, 04 Feb 2021Wait ! What did you mean by much higher thermal throttling ... moreMi 11 gets to 45°c in genshin, While s21 ultra sd gets 42. Watch golden reviewers videos. The temps are pretty low on mi11 considering the power usage difference, probably has a better cooling system.

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                                        • 04 Feb 2021

                                        Mediatek sux, 03 Feb 2021Depends on which 888 device you compare to. The mi 11 has m... moreWait ! What did you mean by much higher thermal throttling limit ?

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