Samsung Exynos 1580 Is Here and It’s Great News for Mid-Range Phones

Oct. 24, 2024

Samsung’s mid-range Exynos chipsets are infamous for their battery drain and thermal throttling issues. Besides, they just don’t seem to come anywhere near the competition in terms of performance. But, it’s probably going to change now, thanks to Samsung launching a new mid-range Exynos 1580 SoC.

Given how the top-tierSnapdragon 8 Elitehas been hitting headlines everywhere, Samsung was rather sneaky with the launch of its mid-tier chipset. However, it’s far from being the disappointment that previous chipsets like the Exynos 1480 have been.

Now, going by the above table, the biggest upgrade in terms of performance is thetri-cluster of CPU cores, led by theCortex-A720core. This is a significant upgrade over the Exynos 1480’s older Cortex-A78 and Cortex-A55 cores.

We get to see a primary Cortex-A720 core clocked at 2.9GHz, followed by 3x Cortex-A720 maxing out at 2.6GHz and 4x Cortex-A520 at 1.95GHz.

In addition, the GPU has also received an upgrade. The Exynos 1580 uses the Xclipse 540 GPU which, Samsung states, is37% fasterthan the Exynos 1480’s Xclipse 530 GPU. Moreover, the new chipset is also20% faster while drawing the same amount of power.

Thanks to leaks and reports, we also know of theExynos 1580’sGeekbench 6 scores. While it manages to scorearound 1400 pointsin single-core, it comesvery close to hitting the 4,000 mark on multi-core tasks. This is more than theGalaxy A55’sExynos 1480’s 1146 and 3420 points, respectively.

Not much has changed on the NPU front though, and we’re stuck with barely any different14.7 TOPSof AI performance. Even the camera performance and display support haven’t changed, with the Exynos 1580 being able to do up to 200MP at 4K 60FPS and FHD+ at 144Hz, respectively.

However, it does bring support forBluetooth 5.4in comparison to the Exynos 1480’s Bluetooth 5.3, which is ever so slightly an upgrade.

Emphasis has been laid on primarily the performance, as it should, finally making an Exynos chipset look good on paper. Well, the rumor mill has it that theGalaxy A56will be the first phone to arrive with the chipset. So, we’ll only get to witness the true potential of this mid-range processor then.

With that said, what do you think about the Exynos 1580? Drop your thoughts in the comments down below!

Sagnik is a tech aficionado who can never say “no” to dipping his toes into unknown waters of tech or reviewing the latest gadgets. He is also a hardcore gamer, having played everything from Snake Xenzia to Dead Space Remake.