Samsung Claims That Exynos 990 & Snapdragon 865 Are Just As Powerful

Samsung is one of the few smartphone manufacturers to develop its own chipsets for its Galaxy smartphones. In addition, it is also the only brand that sells high-end smartphones in two versions using two different types of processors - in-house Exynos and Qualcomm's Snapdragon. However, between these two models, there is always a big difference in performance.

Up to now, the Samsung Galaxy S20 series has been released for nearly two months. During that time, there have been many reports claiming that the Exynos 990 is quite a lot behind the Snapdragon 865. However, in a statement to SamMobile, Samsung claimed that the Galaxy S20 version running Exynos 990 and Snapdragon 865 chipset has nearly the same performance.

Specifically, Samsung says both Exynos and Snapdragon chipsets adhere to the same testing standards, so they can provide consistent and optimal performance throughout the life of a smartphone. It means that there is no to little difference between the performance of the Galaxy S20 running Exynos 990 or Snapdragon 865.

Samsung has been manufacturing Exynos chips for more than 10 years, but most of them have worse performance than its Qualcomm counterparts. Things got even more complicated when the company decided to sell high-end smartphones with two chipset variants depending on the distribution market, even though they were priced similarly.

Besides, the Samsung Galaxy S20 version running Snapdragon 865 chip is still only available in several markets, including the US, China, and South Korea. Meanwhile, users in other markets can only buy versions using Exynos 990 chip, which is said to be "inferior" than the version with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 chip.

Do you agree with Samsung's claim?

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