SoC Showdown - Snapdragon 810 Vs Exynos 7420 Vs MediaTek Helio X10 Vs Kirin 935 - AndroidAuthority

4/12/2016
SoCshowdown:Snapdragon810vsExynos7420vsMediaTekHelioX10vsKirin935|AndroidAuthority
SoC showdown: Snapdragon 810 vs Exynos 7420 vs

MediaTek Helio X10 vs Kirin 935
by:Gary
1.9K Sims (http://www.androidauthority.com/author/garysims/)November 6, 2015
shares
278
(https://plus.google.com/share?
url=http://www.androidauthority.com/snapdrag
(https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php? (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?
810-vs-exynos-7420-vsapp_id=598473026880919&u=http://www.androidauthority.com/snapdragonurl=http://www.androidauthority.com/snapdragonmediatek-helio-x10-vs-kirin810-vs-exynos-7420-vs810-vs-exynos-7420-vs935-651633/)
mediatek-helio-x10-vs-kirinmediatek-helio-x10-vs-kirin-
1463
113
935935651633/&t=SoC+showdown%3A+Snapdragon+810+vs+Exynos+7420+vs+MediaTek+Helio+X10+vs+Kirin+935)
651633/&text=SoC+showdown%3A+Snapdragon+810+vs+Exynos+7420+vs+MediaTek+Hel
Which is the best Android smartphone SoC? We test the Snapdragon 810, the Exynos 7420, the MediaTek Helio X10, the Kirin 935, and the Snapdragon 801. But
before looking at these chips, lets start with a high level look of mobile processor technology.
What is a SoC?
Traditionally, the brains of a computer were found in the CPU (Central Processing
Unit), and other necessary peripherals were found in auxiliary chips which were dotted
around the CPU. These auxiliary chips included things like the GPU (Graphics
The SoC denes what a smartphone can and can't do.
Processing Unit), the memory controllers, and any specialized video or audio chips (like
DSPs). In fact, way back when the Intel 386 and 486 CPUs were the talk of the town,
even the FPU (Floating Point Unit) wasconsidered an optional extra. Since then, more
and more stu has been included on the same silicon as the CPU, rst the FPU, then various memory controllers, and now the GPU and DSPs as well.
ADVERTISEMENT
A single chip, which includeslots of dierent functions, isknown as aSoC (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/soc) or a System-on-a-Chip. The chips which
power our smartphones are no longer just CPUs, but a CPU plus a GPU plus a memory controller plus a DSP plus a radio for GSM, 3G and 4G LTE comms.But it
doesnt stop there, on top of all that lot, you will nd discrete bits of silicon for the GPS, USB, NFC, Bluetooth and for the camera.
Great related content
What is machine learning?

mbed - Everything you need
Cortex A72: what you need
What is the internet of thin...
Interview with ARM at MWC
(http://www.androidauthority.com/whatt...
to...
(http://www.androidauthority.com/what20...
is-machine-learning(http://www.androidauthority.com/video/mbed(http://www.androidauthority.com/armis-the-internet-of-things(http://www.androidauthority.com/video/interview-
http://www.androidauthority.com/snapdragon810vsexynos7420vsmediatekheliox10vskirin935651633/
1/17
4/12/2016
621659/)
everything-you-need-toknow/)
cortex-a-72-interview604568/)
592491/)
with-arm-at-mwc-2015/)
In many ways, the SoC denes what a smartphone can and cant do, plus it determines the devices performance and battery eciency.In other words, it is
important to know what SoC is in your smartphone.
At the moment there are four major smartphone SoC makers: Qualcomm (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/qualcomm), with its Snapdragon
(http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/snapdragon/) range; Samsung (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/samsung/) with its Exynos
(http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/exynos/) chips; MediaTek (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/mediatek/) with its MT and Helio processors; and
Huaweis (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/huawei/) Kirin chips made by its subsidiaryHiSilicon.
Each of these manufacturers produces a variety of chips for the low-, mid- and high-end smartphone markets. And it is at the high-end that the competition is
the toughest, at least in terms of perceptions. In terms of actual units shipped, the low- and mid-range SoCs are just as important, however, the glory is in the
agship devices.
So that leads us to our question, what is the best SoC? To try and answer this question we will take a look at ve key processors: theSnapdragon 810, the
Exynos 7420, the MediaTek Helio X10, the HiSilicon Kirin 935, and the Snapdragon 801. I have included the last one for comparison. Released in 2013 and 2014
respectively, the Snapdragon 800 and 801 SoCs are almost legendary in terms of their performance and reliability.
2/17
4/12/2016
Cores
Snapdragon 810
Exynos 7420
MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795)
HiSilicon Kirin 935
Snapdragon 801
4
CPU
4xCortexA57+4xCortexA53
4xCortexA57+
4xCortexA53
8xCortexA53
8xCortexA53
4xKrait400
CPUclock
A572.0GHz
A531.5GHz
A572.1GHz
A531.5GHz
Upto2.2GHz
4xA532.2GHz
4xA531.5GHz
Upto2.45GHz
Arch
ARMv8A(32/64bit)
ARMv8A(32/64bit)
ARMv8A(32/64bit)
ARMv8A(32/64bit)
ARMv7A(32bit)
GPU
Adreno430@630MHz
ARMMaliT760MP8@772Mhz
PowerVRG6200@700Mhz
MaliT628MP4
Adreno330@578GHz
Memory
LPDDR41600MHz64bit
1552MHzLPDDR4
LPDDR3933MHz
LPDDR31600MHz
LPDDR3933MHz32bit
3/17
4/12/2016
Process
20nm
14nmFinFET
28nm
28nm
28nm
Core count
Look across the table above and you will see that octa-core processors are the
order of the day. With the exception of the Snapdragon 801, which is here for
comparison, we can see that every major SoC uses 8 CPU cores. To support8
Octa-core is the norm today, but things may change next year.
CPU cores, these chips use a technology from ARM
(http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/ARM) called big.LITTLE. The idea
behind big.LITTLE is thatnot all the cores are equal. You generally nd a
cluster of Cortex-A57 cores and a cluster of Cortex-A53 cores. The A57 is a high performance core, while the A53 has greater energy eciency.
When tasks are run on the LITTLE cores they use less power, they drain the battery less, however they may run a little slower. When tasks are run on the big
cores, they nish sooner but they use more battery to do so.
The only exceptions to this among the octa-core processes in our lineup are the Kirin 935 and the MediaTek Helio X10, both of which use one cluster of CortexA53 cores clocked at a higher clock speed than anothercluster of Cortex-A53 cores clocked at a lower speed.
SEE ALSO: WHY THE QUAD-CORE SNAPDRAGON 820 WONT BRING

AN END TO THE CORE WARS
(http://www.androidauthority.com/are-the-soc-core 27 wars-over-645199/)
Although this is theway things are today, the core count is going to change. The next generation CPU from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 820, will go back to
using four cores (http://www.androidauthority.com/are-the-soc-core-wars-over-645199/), with a core design cooked up by Qualcomms engineers rather than
using the core designs from ARM. At the other end, MediaTek will be releasing a SoC with 10 CPU cores, the Helio X20
(http://www.androidauthority.com/mediatek-helio-x20-ocial-607685/).
GPUs
4/17
4/12/2016
Samsungs latest agships all sport the formidable Mali-T760 GPU

There are three major designers of mobile GPUs: ARM, Qualcomm and Imagination. ARMs range of GPUs are known as Mali and includes theMali-T760, as
found in the Exynos 7420, and the Mali T628, as found in theKirin 935. Qualcomms GPUs are branded under the Adreno namewith the Snapdragon 810 using
an Adreno 430 and the Snapdragon 801 using a Adreno 330. The third player in the GPU space is Imagination with its PowerVR range. Imagination has had the
most success on mobile with Apple, as every iPhone since the 3GS has used a PowerVR GPU. However, Imagination has also had some success on Android, and
the MediaTek Helio X10 uses the PowerVR G6200.
It is dicult to make a comparison between these GPUs just from the specications. They all supportOpenGL ES 3.1, they all support RenderScript, and they all
boast highgigaFLOP numbers. The real test comes when running actual 3D games.
Fabrication technology
Processors are fabricated out of silicon wafers such as this HiSilicon one
The fabrication of silicon chips isnt easy. In fact it is a highly complex process that involves a lot of expensive machinery. To make a chip from silicon wafer to
chips ready to sell, it takes several weeks. One of the parameters of fabrication system is known as the process node and it denes how small the transistors
are and how small the gaps are between transistors. The Helio X10, the Kirin 935 and the Snapdragon 801 are all built using a 28nm (nanometer) process. The
Snapdragon 810 uses a 20nm process, while the Exynos 7420 uses a 14nm process, known as 14nm FinFET.
5/17
4/12/2016
The original, from 1971, the 4-bit Intel C4004 CPU

As you can imagine, the smaller you make a chip the harder it gets. The originalIntel 4004 CPU, which was launched in 1971, was manufactured usinga10 m
(10,000 nanometers) process. By 1989, that had dropped to 800nm, the process used for the Intel 486 and the lower speed Pentium CPUs. By 2001, the process
node was down to 130nm and was used bycompanies like Intel, Texas Instruments, IBM, and TSMC for a variety of processors including the Pentium III, the
Athlon XP and back whenMotorola made chips, thePowerPC 7447.
By the time the smartphone revolution was underway, chips like theSamsung Exynos 3 Single, used in the originalGoogle Nexus S, were made using 45nm
technology. Today, that number is down to between 28nm and 14nm (FinFET). The key thing about process nodes is that, although it gets harder to reach these
smaller and smaller targets, the benet is that the chips need less power and produce less heat, both of which are very important for mobile devices.
However there is one caveat, the process node is just one factor in many which denes the performance and power usage of a SoC. Although it might seem that
a chip made using a 28nm process node will be half as ecient as a chip made using a 14nm FinFET process, it isnt, things are just more complicated than that!
Snapdragon 810
The Snapdragon 810 is Qualcomms agship 64-bit processor. It has eight cores in total, four Cortex-A53 cores and four Cortex-A57 cores. The SoC uses ARMs
big.LITTLE technology, which means that the more power ecient Cortex-A53 cores are used for easier tasks and the Cortex-A57 cores are activated when some
heavy lifting is required. Bundled with the CPU is theAdreno 430 GPU, theHexagon V56 DSP, and an integrated X10 LTE modem.
The history of the Snapdragon 810 has been rocky at best. Samsung didnt pick it for the Galaxy S6 range, nor for the Note 5, instead opting for its home-grown
Exynos 7420. The chip has also been dogged with stories of overheating and CPU throttling. Qualcomm tried to x the chips perceived image by releasing a new
stepping known as V2.1, however, with the 4K video overheating issues of phones like the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, the Snapdragon 810 is stillseen negatively
by some consumers.
Having said that, my testing of the Snapdragon 810 has shown it to be a fast and reliable SoC for the most part, and it has been picked-up by several top
smartphone makers including Huawei for the Nexus 6P, OnePlus for the OnePlus 2, HTC for the One M9 and LG for the LG G Flex 2.
Exynos 7420
6/17
4/12/2016
Exynos 7420
This is oneof the most popular smartphone processors at the moment, mainly because it is the processor used by Samsung for its current range of high-end
devices including the Samsung Galaxy S6, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge +, and the Samsung Galaxy Note 5. Like the Snapdragon 810 it usesfour Cortex-A53
cores and four Cortex-A57 cores. But rather than the Adreno 430, we nd aARM Mali-T760 MP8.
The Mali-T760 has 8 shader cores while boasting a 400% increase in energy eciency over the ARM Mali-T604.One of the tricks in the Mali-T760s architecture is
the use of bandwidth reduction techniques, which minimizes the amount of data shifted around and hence reduces the amount of power used by the GPU.
Such techniques include ARM Frame Buer Compression (AFBC), which compresses the data as it is passed from one part of the SoC to another; and Smart
Composition, which only renders the parts of the frame which have changed.
SEE ALSO: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: HOW THE SAMSUNG GALAXY

S6 USES ITS OCTA-CORE PROCESSOR
(http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s6-octa 22 core-processor-usage-617585/)
Thanks to the smaller 14nm FinFET manufacturing process, Samsung has been able to up its clock speeds by 200MHz on the CPU side and by 72MHz on the
GPU side, when compared to the Exynos 5433.It is alsoSamsungs rst SoC with LPDDR4 memory support, which runs in a 32-bit dual-channel conguration
with a clock speed of 1552MHz. Peak bandwidth reaches 25.6 GB/s.
MediaTek Helio X10
7/17
4/12/2016
Earlier this year MediaTek launched its new Helio brand of SoCs. Unlike the bland sounding MTxxxx range of SoCs, the Helio branding brings MediaTek into line
with Samsung and Qualcomm with their Exynos and Snapdragon brands. The rst MediaTek Helio SoC is the Helio X10, an octa-core processorwithfour 2.0
GHz Cortex-A53 cores and four2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 cores, backed by a PowerVR 6200 GPU. If that setup sounds familiar it is because that was also the specs of
the MediaTekMT6795 and, as far as I can tell, the Helios X10 is in fact just a rebrand of theMT6795.
The multimedia features of the X10 are quite interesting and includevideo recording at 480 frames per second with 1/16th speed slow-motion playback,
support for120Hz smartphone displays, andH.265 Ultra HD 4K2K video encoding at 30 fps.
Kirin 935
Smartphones using the Kirin range of SoCs started to appear during mid-2014, almost exclusively from Huawei. HiSilicon is a fully owned subsidiary of Huawei
and its rst Kirin processors were quad-core Cortex-A9 based, as found in phones like the Huawei Ascend P7 (http://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-ascendp7-review-391374/). Since then, HiSilicon has produced increasingly more powerful processors including 32-bit octa-core processors withCortex-A15
andCortex-A7 cores, and 64-bit processors usingCortex-A53 cores. The company has also just announced its new SoC: the Kirin 950
(http://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-hisilicon-kirin-950-ocial-653811/). The Kirin 950 usesfour Cortex-A72 (http://www.androidauthority.com/armcortex-a-72-interview-604568/) cores (the successor to the Cortex-A57) and four Cortex A53 CPU cores, combined with a Mali-T880 GPU.
The Kirin 935 uses four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 2.2 GHz, and another four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at1.5 GHz. The GPU is the ARM Mali-T628 MP4.
Snapdragon 801
8/17
4/12/2016
The Snapdragon 801 is quite dierent to the other SoCs listed here. First, it is a 32-bit processor using the ARMv7 instruction set architecture (ISA), rather than
the 64-bit ARM v8 ISA. Second, it is a quad-core processor rather than an octa-core processor. Third, it uses Qualcomms own ARM compatible core design
(Krait) and not a core design from ARM.
The reason I have included it is as a baseline reference. The Snapdragon 800 and the Snapdragon 801 SoCs were very popular and marked the heyday of
Qualcomms reign at the top. You can nd the Snapdragon 801 in devices like the Sony Xperia Z3, the LG G3, the Samsung Galaxy S5, the HTC One M8 and the
OnePlus One.
The Phones
For these tests, I got hold of dierent phones using these SoCs. The phones are:
Snapdragon 810 Sony Xperia Z5 Compact (http://www.androidauthority.com/sony-xperia-z5-compact-review-649223/)
Exynos 7420 Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-note-5-review-638096/)
MediaTek Helio X10 Redmi Note 2 (http://www.androidauthority.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-2-review-640274/)
Kirin 935 Huawei Mate S (http://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-mate-s-review-643433/)
Snapdragon 801 ZUK Z1 (http://www.androidauthority.com/zuk-z1-review-646123/)
Before looking at the test results, there is one caveat: there are likely other handsets available that could utilize these SoCs better than the handsets I have used.
In other words, maybe the RedMi Note 2 isnt the best performing Helio X10 handset, or maybe there are better Snapdragon 801 devices than the ZUK Z1, etc.
However the variations between modelsshouldnt be so large as to alter the overall results.
It is also worth noting that the screen resolution plays a big factor for benchmarks that include GPU tests. Pushing around those pixels on a phone with a Full
HD display is less taxing for the CPU and GPU than on a phone with a 2K display.
Performance tests
Performance testing is a complex science in that it is hard to replicate the exact same conditions for each test run. Even variations in temperature can alter test
results.One popular way to test the performance of a phone is to use benchmarks like AnTuTu and Geekbench. Another is to simulate real world scenarios like
launching a gamewhilemonitoring the performance. As a third way to test the performance I have written a couple of apps. The rst one tests the SoCs
9/17
4/12/2016
processing power by calculating a large number of SHA1 hashes, performing a large bubblesort, shuing a large table and then calculating the rst 10 million
primes. The second app uses a 2D physics engine to simulate water being poured into a container and measuring the number of droplets that can be processed
in 90 seconds. At 60 frames per second the maximum score is 5400.
AnTuTu
AnTuTu is one of the standard benchmarks for Android. It tests both CPU performance and GPU performance and then presents a nal score. AnTuTu is good
for getting a general feel for how well a SoC can perform, however the test loads used by the benchmark are completely articial and dont reect real life
scenarios at all. However,as long as we take that into consideration then the numbers can be useful.
I performed two tests with AnTuTu. First, I just run the test on the device from a fresh boot, then I run the 3D demo game Epic Citadel for 30 minutes (in the
hope of heating up the phones a bit) and then I re-ran the benchmark. The results are below:
AnTuTu Higher is better.
As you can see the Exynos 7420 comes out on top followed by the Snapdragon 810. Third is the Kirin 935, and fourth is the Snapdragon 801 beating the Helio
X10. After running Epic Citadel for 30 minutes the performance dropped for all of the devices except for the Mate S and its Kirin 935. However the order
remains the same.
Geekbench
I performed two tests with Geekbench. First I just ran the test on the device from a fresh boot, then I ran the 3D demo game Epic Citadel for 30 minutes for
theAnTuTu test (see above). Straight after re-running AnTuTu, I then re-ranGeekbench. Here are the results, one graph for the single-core tests and one for the
multi-core:
Geekbench single-core Higher is better.

The single core tests show the speed of an individual core, regardless of how many cores there are on the SoC. The Exynos 7420 comes in rst with 1504,
followed closely by the Snapdragon 810. The other three are fairly evenly matched which shows the dierence in core level performance between the CortexA57 and the Cortex-A53. It also shows us that the Krait core in the Snapdragon 801 is faster than the Cortex-A53 cores of the Kirin and Helio.
10/17
4/12/2016
Geekbench multi-core Higher is better.

The multi-core tests run the benchmark across all the available cores. As such the Snapdragon 801 is bound to come in last as it only has four cores. At the top
we nd the Exynos 7420 again, this time followed by the Helio X10, quite a jump from its last place in the single-core tests! After running Epic Citadel for half an
hour the Snapdragon 801 and the Kirin 935 actually perform slightly better, however the overall positions remain unchanged.
CPU Prime Benchmark
As with the previous two benchmarks, I ran CPU Prime Benchmark twice. The rst run was performed when the device was cool and had no other apps running.
Then I set each phone to record Full HD video (not 4K) for 10 minutes. After than I re-ran the benchmark. The results are surprising:
CPU Prime Benchmark Higher is better.

In rst place again we nd the Exynos 7420, followed by the Snapdragon 810. Next the Helio X10, the Kirin 935 and the Snapdragon 801 respectively. After
recording Full HD video for 10 minutes, the Exynos manages to achieve the same score, as does the Snapdragon 801. Interestingly the Kirin 935 manages a
better score, which pushes it above the X10, while the Snapdragon 810 takes quite a hit dropping from 20771 to 18935.
Real world
For the real world tests I picked two scenarios. The rst is how long does it take to startup the Need For Speed No Limits game, and secondly how well do the
phones handle the Kraken Javascript benchmark. Kraken was created by Mozilla and measures the speed of several dierent test cases extracted from realworld applications and libraries. In each case, I used the same version of Chrome downloaded from the Play Store. But rst, the Need for Speed startup times:
11/17
4/12/2016
Need For Speed No Limits Lower is better.

The Sony Xperia Z5 Compact makes quite a poor showing in this test, coming in last. First place is tied between the Exynos 7420 and the Kirin 935, while the X10
and the Snapdragon 801 are only one second apart. It is worth mentioning here that there are likely other factors which inuence the outcome of these tests
including the speed of the ash memory, so the poor performance by the Z5 Compact might not be due to the Snapdragon 810.
And now for Kraken:
Kraken- Lower is better.

Things return to normal with the Kraken test: First the Exynos 7420, then the Snapdragon 810, and in third the Snapdragon 801. The two Cortex-A53 based
devices perform quite poorly here with scores over 9500.
Hashes, bubble sorts, tables and primes
The rst of my custom benchmarks tests the CPU without using the GPU. It is a four stage test thatrst calculates 100 SHA1 hashes on 4K of data, then it
performs a large bubble sort on an array of 9000 items. Thirdly, it shues a large table one million times, and lastly it calculates the rst 10 million primes. The
total time needed to do all those things is displayed at the end of the test run. The results are below:
12/17
4/12/2016
Hashes and sorts Lower is better.

This is the one test that the Exynos 7420 didnt win. If it didnt win the second of my benchmarks as well then I would start to suspect foul play, however it does
win the next test (see below) and its second place here is acceptable.However, a great performance by the Snapdragon 810, as well as a strong result for the
Snapdragon 801.
Water simulation
The second of my two custom benchmarks uses a 2D physics engine to simulate water being poured into a container. The idea here is that while the GPU will be
used slightly for the 2D graphics, most of the work will be carried out by the CPU. The complexity of so many droplets of water will exercise the CPU. One drop
of water is added every frame and the game is designed to run at 60 frames per second. The benchmark measures how many droplets are actually processed
and how many are missed. The maximum score is5400, a number which the Exynos 7420 almost hits, but not quite. The full results follow:
2D Physics Higher is better.

The Exynos 7420 scores 5359, just slightly shy of the maximum score. Surprisingly, the 32-bit, quad-core Snapdragon 801 comes in second followed by the Helio
X10 and the Snapdragon 810. Last was the Kirin 935.
Wrap-up
Before we look at the 64-bit processors, it is worth applauding Qualcomm
for the Snapdragon 801. The 801 consistently scored well in the
benchmarks and was on average equivalent to the Kirin 935 or to the Helio
X10. Like I said during my ZUK Z1 review
(http://www.androidauthority.com/zuk-z1-review-646123/), I would rather
have a quad-core 32-bit Snapdragon 801 than a slower quad-core CortexA53 based SoC, like the Snapdragon 410. The Snapdragon 801 also gives us
a good baseline from which to judge the results from the other processors.
In a nutshell, the Exynos 7420 is the best Android SoC at this

time, the Snapdragon 810 comes in a close second, while the
Helio X10 and Kirin 935 are good for high mid-end phones.
Finally, the Snapdragon 801 still has plenty of life in it.
Overall, the Exynos 7420 is the clear winner. It performs well across all of the tests and it doesnt seem to be aected much by overheating or throttling. Close
behind it is the Snapdragon 810. Both the Exynos 7420 and the Snapdragon 810 use the same Cortex-A57/A53 cores in a big.LITTLE conguration, however they
use dierent GPUs. Although the performance of the Snapdragon 810 is close to that of the Exynos, the 810 is aected more by heat. The drop in performance
for the 810 was 8% during the CPU Prime Benchmark test after recording Full HD video for 10 minutes.
13/17
4/12/2016
As for the other two processors, there seems to be little to choose between them. Sometimes the X10 was faster than the Kirin 935 (e.g. for the CPU Prime
Benchmark and the 2D water simulation), while for other benchmarks like AnTuTu and the Geekbench single-core tests, the Kirin 935 was the faster of the pair.
(http://www.androidauthority.com/history-nexus-smartphone-line 94 536352/)
NOW READ AND WATCH: HISTORY OF THE NEXUS

FAMILY
In a nutshell, the Exynos 7420 is the best Android SoC at this time, the Snapdragon 810 comes in a close second while the Helio X10 and Kirin 935 are good for
high mid-end phones. Finally, the Snapdragon 801 still has plenty of life in it.
Now, watch the reviews!
Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

ZUK Z1 review
Huawei Mate S review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Review
Samsung Galaxy Note 5
revie...
(http://www.androidauthority.com/zuk(http://www.androidauthority.com/huawei(http://www.androidauthority.com/video/xiaomireview
(http://www.androidauthority.com/sonyz1-review-646123/)
mate-s-review-643433/)
redmi-note-2-review/)
(http://www.androidauthority.com/samsungxperia-z5-compact-reviewgalaxy-note-5-review649223/)
638096/)
Posted In
Features (http://www.androidauthority.com/features/), News (http://www.androidauthority.com/news/)
Tags
HiSilicon Kirin 935 (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/hisilicon-kirin-935/), Huawei (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/huawei/), MediaTek Helio X10
(http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/mediatek-helio-x10/), Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/qualcomm-snapdragon-801/),
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/qualcomm-snapdragon-810/), Samsung (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/samsung/),
Samsung Exynos 7420 (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/samsung-exynos-7420/)
HiSilicon Kirin 935 (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/hisilicon-kirin-935/), Huawei (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/huawei/), MediaTek Helio X10
(http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/mediatek-helio-x10/), Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/qualcomm-snapdragon-801/),
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/qualcomm-snapdragon-810/), Samsung (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/samsung/),
Samsung Exynos 7420 (http://www.androidauthority.com/tag/samsung-exynos-7420/)
Disqus seems to be taking longer than usual. Reload?

SHOW ALL COMMENTS
Spec showdown: HTC 10 versus the competition

(http://www.androidauthority.com/htc-10-versus-thecompetition-685741/)
by:Rob
439 Triggs (http://www.androidauthority.com/author/robtriggs/)2 hours ago
shares
(https://plus.google.com/share?
url=http://www.androidauthority.com/htc(https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?
(https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?
app_id=598473026880919&u=http://www.androidauthority.com/htcurl=http://www.androidauthority.com/htc- 10-versus-the-competition685741/)
10-versus-the-competition10-versus-the-competition685741/&t=Spec+showdown%3A+HTC+10+versus+the+competition)
685741/&text=Spec+showdown%3A+HTC+10+versus+the+competition)
438
14/17
4/12/2016
Hardware certainly isnt everything, but when youre in the market for a high performance smartphone youre almost bound to wonder how your hardware stacks up
with the competition and if youre getting value for money. Today were going to compare how the newly unveiled HTC 10 (http://www.androidauthority.com/htc-10specs-price-release-date-685778/) stacks up, at least on paper, against rival agship smartphones from Samsung, LG, Huawei, and Sony.
The Competition:
LG G5 Review!
Huawei P9 Quick Look
Samsung Galaxy S7 Review
Sony Xperia X series hands(http://www.androidauthority.com/lg(http://www.androidauthority.com/huawei(http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung- o...
g5-review-684737/)
p9-hands-on-684504/)
galaxy-s7-review-679482/)
(http://www.androidauthority.com/xperiax-line-hands-on-675496/)
Lets dive right on into the display tech. While other manufacturers were relatively quick to hop on the Quad-HD resolution display train, HTC had kept a 1080p
resolution for all of its previous agships. This all changes with the HTC 10 though, as the manufacturer moves up to a competing QHD Super LCD display, that will
oer up that little extra sharpness to match the likes of the Galaxy S7 (http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s7-review-679482/) and the LG G5.
(http://www.androidauthority.com/lg-g5-review-684737/)
ADVERTISEMENT
At 5.0 to 5.5-inches, the dierence between 1080p and QHD is not massive, but its not a minor con that can be held up against HTCs latest agship any more. Pixels
per inch calculations for 5.2-inch QHD and 1080p displays come out at 564 and 424 respectively, which are both right around that very roughly approximated 450PPI
sweet spot for typical smartphone viewing distances. The more telling question will be to see how this resolution upgrade impacts on performance and battery life,
which well nd out once we get to our full review.
Fortunately, HTC has managed to pack in a suitable sized battery. The handset features a 3,000mAh cell, which stacks up well against the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edges
3,000 and 3,600mAh sizes. Its also slightly larger than the LG G5s 2,800mAh and the Xperia X Performances 2,700mAh batteries.
Unlike last year, most of this years agship smartphones have settled on a single processor the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. There are still some exceptions
though. The Samsung Galaxy S7 oers up the companys own Exynos 8890 SoC in many regions outside of the US. The new Huawei P9 also opts to use its own inhouse Kirin 955 processor, which is much more like the octa-core processors that dominated last years eld. Weve seen some performance dierentials between
these processors, but overall its a much closer eld this year when compared with the medley of Snapdragon 810, 808, and Exynos models that appeared last year.
Theres also not much to tell between the handsets in terms of RAM or memory options, although the Xperia X Performance is a little behind with just 3GB of RAM.
Unfortunately, manufacturers dont often come out and tell us the exact speeds of their memory congurations, although we do know that the G5 uses LPDDR4 RAM
and Samsung is making use of UFS rather then eMMC ash storage. All of which can make minor dierences to app loading times and the like.
Performance should be very similar, if not virtually identical across all of these handsets. Although the lower resolution of the Sony Xperia X Performances and
Huawei P9s displays might lend them an edge in some gaming situations. UI optimizations may also make some minor dierences. Samsung has stripped back
TouchWiz a little, while Sony and HTC have typically oered slightly more lightweight default launchers. Regardless, consumers are unlikely to be dissatised with the
performance oered by any of this years agship smartphones.
15/17
4/12/2016
Smartphone camera technology remains a big selling point this year and all of the manufacturers in our list are touting notable improvements over their previous
generation agships.
HTC has long used its Ultrapixel terminology to describe its larger light collecting sensor pixels but theres a surprising similarity between the image sensors found
inside the HTC 10 and the Galaxy S7 this time around. Both handsets boast a 12 megapixel main camera with similar f/1.8 and f/1.7 apertures and 1.55um versus
1.4um pixel sizes for additional light capture. The Galaxy S7s camera is proving to be a real winner, so theres a lot to be excited about with the similarly specced HTC
10. However, the HTC 10 does not feature the fast auto-focusing sub-pixels found in the Galaxy S7. Although you will nd a laser autofocus module in the HTC
handset, a feature that LG has had for a while now and one that Huawei has just adopted with the P9.
The Sony Xperia X Performance features a higher resolution 23 megapixel sensor, but with much smaller
pixels. The LG G5 is arguably the strangest of the bunch, with a 16 megapixel f/1.8 sensor and a separate 8
megapixel sensor with a wide angled lens. The new Huawei P9 also boasts a dual-camera setup with one
monochrome and one color sensor, along with Leica designed lenses. So theres some major diversity in the
market place right now.
Much like Sony, HTC has paid additional attention to the front facing camera this time around, boasting a
f/1.8 aperture, 1.34m pixel size, and, for the rst time, optical image stabilization. Its going to be quite
interesting to see how this seemingly low resolution 5 megapixel sele snapper compares to the Xperia Xs
13 megapixel front facing sensor. Video enthusiasts are also going to face a conundrum here, as choosing
between the HTC 10s OIS or the Galaxy S7s QHD front cam option might be tough. There really is
something to like about each of these smartphone cameras, but no two setups are completely identical.
Were going to need to conduct some camera shootouts I think.
LG G5 - Camera Feature
Samsung Galaxy S7 Camera
Focus...
Fea...
(http://www.androidauthority.com/lg(http://www.androidauthority.com/samsun
g5-feature-focus-cameragalaxy-s7-camera-review675007/)
680083/)
The HTC 10 wouldnt be a agship smartphone without a suite of extras to woo us over, and HTC doesnt disappoint here. Fingerprint scanner technology sweeps the
board here, with all of this years agships oering up biometric security. USB Type-C is not quite so universal, with the Galaxy S7 and X Performance opting for the
more widespread micro-USB ports, but this wont be a deal breaker to many.
The HTC 10 doesnt boast an IP rating for dust or water resistance, so its either the Xperia X Performance or Galaxy S7 if youre looking to take your smartphone for a
quick dunk. Speaking of more unique features, the Galaxy S7 and LG G5 feature Always-On display technology, which can help save battery when glancing at your
phone to simply check the time or see if you have a new notication. While the Huawei P9 is the only option if you want a Force Touch display.
SEE ALSO: USB TYPE C AND 3.1 - CLEARING UP THE

CONFUSION
(http://www.androidauthority.com/usb-type-c-and-3-1-explained 31 656552/)
Audio remains a key selling point for HTCs agship series, and the HTC 10 boasts Hi audio across the board. Well have to see how the phone sounds when stacked
up against the LG G5s Bang & Oulfson modular DAC, as the promises of 24-bit playback mean nothing on their own. However, the 10 doesnt feature front facing
speakers any more. BoomSound returns, but there theres one speaker on the front top and one on the bottom, making it a more familiar setup to other phones on
the market. The inclusion of a dedicated sub-woofer is an intriguing design choice, but Im sceptical about how much of a dierence this will make due to the limited
speaker size.
The LG G5 and HTC 10 boast Qualcomms Quick Charge 3.0 technology, while the other phones have settled for last years 2.0 version. The 3.0 upgrade doesnt make
a notable dierence to change times, but it is more ecient and might mean that your phone doesnt heat up as much during charging. Fans of wireless charging
still really have just one option though, and thats the Samsung Galaxy S7.
16/17
4/12/2016
We wont say too much about build quality until we have the phones side by side, but its safe to say that the HTC 10s metal body is very well made. The glass back
on the Galaxy S7 is certainly nice too, but we have not been so won over by the LG G5s design and the recent metal primer asco
(http://www.androidauthority.com/lg-g5-plastic-primer-paint-683820/)hasnt helped either. Aesthetics are certainly going to be one of the more subjective points, but
HTC looks to be back on form with the 10.
The HTC 10 certainly matches up well against the best that Android has to oer, on paper at least, and could well be the handset that fans of the manufacturer have
been waiting for. How do you think the HTC 10 compares with the very best on the market right now?
See also:
HTC 10 hands on (http://www.androidauthority.com/video/htc-10-hands-on/)
HTC 10 vs HTC One M9 (http://www.androidauthority.com/htc-10-vs-htc-one-m9-685268/)
LOAD COMMENTS
COPYRIGHT 2016 ANDROIDAUTHORITY, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

ABOUT (/about/) | CONTACT (/contact/)
17/17

SoC Showdown - Snapdragon 810 Vs Exynos 7420 Vs MediaTek Helio X10 Vs Kirin 935 - AndroidAuthority

Diunggah oleh

Informasi Dokumen

Judul Asli

Hak Cipta

Format Tersedia

Bagikan dokumen Ini

Bagikan atau Tanam Dokumen

Opsi Berbagi

Apakah menurut Anda dokumen ini bermanfaat?

Apakah konten ini tidak pantas?

Hak Cipta:

Format Tersedia

SoC Showdown - Snapdragon 810 Vs Exynos 7420 Vs MediaTek Helio X10 Vs Kirin 935 - AndroidAuthority

Diunggah oleh

Hak Cipta:

Format Tersedia

4/12/2016

SoC showdown: Snapdragon 810 vs Exynos 7420 vs

Great related content

What is machine learning?

MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795)

HiSilicon Kirin 935

SEE ALSO: WHY THE QUAD-CORE SNAPDRAGON 820 WONT BRING

Samsungs latest agships all sport the formidable Mali-T760 GPU

The original, from 1971, the 4-bit Intel C4004 CPU

SEE ALSO: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL: HOW THE SAMSUNG GALAXY

MediaTek Helio X10

AnTuTu Higher is better.

Geekbench single-core Higher is better.

Geekbench multi-core Higher is better.

CPU Prime Benchmark

CPU Prime Benchmark Higher is better.

Need For Speed No Limits Lower is better.

Kraken- Lower is better.

Hashes, bubble sorts, tables and primes

Hashes and sorts Lower is better.

2D Physics Higher is better.

In a nutshell, the Exynos 7420 is the best Android SoC at this

NOW READ AND WATCH: HISTORY OF THE NEXUS

Now, watch the reviews!

Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

Disqus seems to be taking longer than usual. Reload?

Spec showdown: HTC 10 versus the competition

SEE ALSO: USB TYPE C AND 3.1 - CLEARING UP THE

COPYRIGHT 2016 ANDROIDAUTHORITY, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Anda mungkin juga menyukai