List of 5nm processors for smartphones

The new 5nm processors for smartphones is a leap forward in terms of size, speed, and efficiency. Modern flagships for 2021 will likely feature them.

Current 5nm smartphone processors in the market

Currently, there are six of these 5nm processors in the market coming from different manufacturers. Let's check them out!

List of 5nm processors for smartphones

Samsung Exynos 1080 

1. Samsung Exynos 1080 - The Samsung Exynos 1080 opens the list with 8 cores. It has a single Cortex-A78 core clocked at 2.8GHz, three Cortex-A78 cores clocked at 2.6GHz, and four Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2.0GHz. It features the Mali-G78 MP10 GPU for graphics and 5G connectivity.

It can support Bluetooth 5.2, WiFi 802.11ax, FM Radio, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, up to 200MP single-camera, up to 4K 60 fps video recording, FHD+ screen with HDR10+ support, and 144Hz refresh rate. It can also support up to LPDDR5 modules and UFS 3.1 storage.

Samsung Exynos 2100

2. Samsung Exynos 2100 - The Samsung Exynos 2100 has a single Cortex-X1 core clocked at 2.9GHz, three Cortex-A78 cores clocked at 2.8GHz, and four Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2.2GHz. It features the Mali-G78 MP14 GPU for graphics, AI Engine with Triple-core NPU and DSP, and 5G connectivity.

It can support Bluetooth 5.2, WiFi 802.11ax, FM Radio, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, up to 200MP single-camera, up to 8K 60 fps video recording, up to 4K screen with HDR10+ support, and 120Hz refresh rate. It can also support up to LPDDR5 modules and UFS 3.1 storage.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000 series

3. HiSilicon Kirin 9000 - The chip said to be reserved for the Huawei P50 and Mate 50 series, the HiSilicon Kirin 9000 sports a single Cortex-A77 core clocked at 3.13GHz, three Cortex-A77 cores clocked at 2.54GHz, and four Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2.05GHz. For AI, it has 2 Big-Core + 1 Tiny-Core configuration for NPU. It also features a Mali-G78 MP24 GPU with Kirin Gaming+ 3.0 engine, Kirin ISP 6.0 for camera functions, Huawei Da Vinci AI Architecture 2.0, 5G connectivity with Balong 5000 modem, 4K HDR video, HiFi audio, UFS storage, LPDDR5 memory, and 8MB System Cache.

4. HiSilicon Kirin 9000E - The sibling of the Kirin 9000, the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E also sports a single Cortex-A77 core clocked at 3.13GHz, three Cortex-A77 cores clocked at 2.54GHz, and four Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2.05GHz. The difference comes for AI since it has 1 Big-Core + 1 Tiny-Core configuration for NPU. There are two fewer cores for graphics as well since It also features a Mali-G78 MP22 GPU with Kirin Gaming+ 3.0 engine. 

Additionally, it still has Kirin ISP 6.0 for camera functions, Huawei Da Vinci AI Architecture 2.0, 5G connectivity with Balong 5000 modem, 4K HDR video, HiFi audio, UFS storage, LPDDR5 memory, and 8MB System Cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

5. Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is the company's most powerful chip yet. It features a clock speed of 2.84GHz with Adreno 660 GPU. But, it has more up its sleeves. 

First off, it features the 6th Gen Qualcomm AI Engine that includes the Qualcomm Hexagon 780 processor with AI-accelerator architecture and Tensor Accelratot that promises 3x performance per watt improvement.

It also has the 3rd Gen Snapdragon X60 5G Modem-RF system, WiFi 6, and the new Qualcomm Spectra 580 ISP for 4K HDR videos and crisp pictures. It also supports Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, up to 4K/60Hz screen, or QHD+/144Hz screen with HDR10+ and Dolby Vision support.

There you have the list of the most powerful 5nm chips in the smartphone market. All 5 features a significant leap in terms of features and speed.

Apple A14 Bionic chip

6. Apple A14 Bionic Chip - In Apple's camp, it has the A14 Bionic Chipo that uses a new 6-core CPU, new 4-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, machine learning controller, advanced image signal processor, and Secure Enclave. Apple says that it can process up to 11 trillion operations per second. It also has 11.8 billion transistors as well. As seen with iPhone 12 series it also has 5G support.

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