The first 5G phones emerge earlier in 2019, but 2020 promises to be the year when 5G devices truly go mainstream in many markets. The newly announced Snapdragon 865 processor is expected to lead that charge, in the same way as the Snapdragon 855 powered many 5G flagships earlier this year.
There’s more to a chipset than 5G though, with system performance, multimedia, photography, and a host of other factors to consider. So with that in mind, we’re comparing Qualcomm’s latest chipset to Huawei’s Kirin 990 and Samsung’s Exynos 990.
Table 1. Shows the difference between Snapdragon 865, Kirin 990 5G and Exynos 990.
|
Model |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G |
Samsung Exynos 990 |
|
CPU Config |
1x semi-custom Cortex A77 @ 2.85GHz |
2x Cortex-A76 @ 2.86 GHz |
2x Mongoose 5th gen |
|
GPU |
Adreno 650 |
Mali-G76 MP16 |
Mali-G77 MP11 |
|
AI/DSP |
Hexagon 698 |
Da Vinci NPU |
Dual-core NPU |
|
Process |
7nm EUV |
7nm EUV |
7nm EUV |
|
Camera support |
200MP snapshots / 64MP single / 64MP and 64MP dual |
64MP |
108MP single / 24.8MP and 24.8MP dual |
|
Video capture |
8K @ 30fps |
4K UHD @ 60fps |
8K @ 30fps |
|
Charging |
Quick Charge 4+ |
Huawei SuperCharge |
Adaptive Fast Charging |
|
Modem |
X55 5G & RF system (external) |
Balong 5000 |
Exynos Modem 5123 (external) |
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