Snapdragon 855 vs Exynos 9820 vs A12 Bionic v Kirin 980: Quick Comparison

Qualcomm recently announced the Snapdragon 855 processor, after it was previously leaked ahead of its official launch. The new chipset brings forth a ton of new features such as 5G, a dedicated NPU, and improvements for performance and entertainment. But how well does it stack up against its competition? Huawei launched the Kirin 980 which is already there on the Mate 20 Pro. And Apple has launched the A12 Bionic on the iPhone XS. While the Galaxy S10 is in the works, it will be sporting the latest Exynos 9820 processor. Now, while we've already seen the Snapdragon 845 being crushed by these three chipsets, let's see what the Snapdragon 855 has to offer.

Snapdragon 855 vs Exynos 9820 vs A12 Bionic v Kirin 980: Quick Comparison

Snapdragon 855


 Architecture
 7nm

 CPU
 1x 2.84GHz, 3x 2.42GHz, 4x 1.80GHz Kyro 485

 GPU
 Adreno 640

 Camera support (single lens)
 32MP

 Camera support (dual lens)
 20MP+20MP

 Connectivity
 LTE Cat.20

 NPU on-board
 Yes

 Smartphones
 OnePlus 7 (expected




 Samsung Exynos 9820


 Architecture
 8nm

 CPU
 2xCustom Core + 2xCortex A75 + 4xCortex A55

 GPU
 Mali-G76 MP12

 Camera support (single lens
 22MP

 Camera support (dual lens)
 16MP+16MP

 Connectivity
 LTE Cat.20

 NPU on-board
 Yes, Single

 Smartphones
 Samsung Galaxy S10 (expected




 Apple A12 Bionic


 Architecture
 7nm

 CPU
 2x2.5GHz Vortex + 4x1.6GHz Tempest

 GPU
 4-core Apple GPU

 Camera support (single lens
 12MP

 Camera support (dual lens)
 12MP+12MP

 Connectivity
 LTE Cat.16

 NPU on-board
 Yes, Single

 Smartphones
 Apple iPhone Xs/Xs Max/Xr




 Huawei Kirin 980


 Architecture
 7nm

 CPU
 2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 + 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55

 GPU
 Mali-G76 MP10

 Camera support (single lens
 40MP

 Camera support (dual lens)
 40MP+20MP

 Connectivity
 LTE Cat.21

 NPU on-board
 Yes, Dual

 Smartphones
 Huawei Mate 20 Pro





Snapdragon 855 vs Exynos 9820 vs A12 Bionic v Kirin 980: Who wins?
It is worth pointing out that the processor alone cannot decide the user experience of a smartphone. A lot of factors come into play, depending on how a smartphone makes use of the potential of the chipset. That being said, even judging by the pure aspect of the potential of a SoC, it is hard to pick a winner. For me, the Snapdragon 855 will slightly edge out as the winner, simply for we know that it will make its way to a majority of platforms, and more importantly, is the first to support the 5G spectrum. But what about you? Let us know which one's the winner according to you



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