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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 said to be 50% stronger than the Samsung Exynos 7420
July 18, 2025
We know it’s unfair to compare theSamsung Exynos 7420to a next generation high-end processor, but in this case Sammy’s chipset is serving as a benchmark that will help us get an idea of just how good theQualcomm Snapdragon 820SoC will be. That is, assuming the latest report is to be believed.
Analyst Pan Jiutang has published insider knowledge coming from an “upstream friend” who claims the Snapdragon 820 is going to be a massive upgrade compared to current generation flagship processors. The source claims there are insane differences between the Snapdragon 820 and the Exynos 7420, which is the CPU you will find in most Samsung high-end smartphones right now, including theGalaxy S6andGalaxy Note 5.
It turns out the Snapdragon 820 will be 50% more powerful than the Exynos 7420, a chip that is already known for its ample processing power (#1 in ourBest Android phonespost has this CPU). Furthermore, it is said even single-threading tests produce the same outcome.
We must also keep in mind that recentrumors say the Samsung Galaxy S7 is to feature a Snapdragon 820 processor in the USA and China. The reason is still unknown, but such happening would suggest Samsung has a basis for opting for the Snapdragon 820, as opposed to its own chips.
So far we know the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 will feature the newAdreno 530 GPU, aHexagon 680 DSP, an improvedKryo CPUandimproved LTE/WiFi connectivity. More details will probably come as we near a release, but the real competition wills start once we start hearing more about Samsung’s upcoming processors. Until then, all we can do is look at our newest Galaxy handsets and wonder what it would be like to have 50% more power added to them.
Do you even need that much performance?
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