Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Apple M1 iPad

Samsung
Exynos 2500
vs
Apple
M1 iPad
Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Samsung Exynos 2500 and Apple M1 iPad mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Samsung
Apple
Launch Date
January 2025
November 2020
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
Samsung
TSMC
Model Name
Exynos 2500
APL1102
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X53x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A7302x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A7304x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A520
4x 2.1 GHz – Firestorm4x 3.2 GHz – Icestorm
Cores
10
8
Technology
3 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3200 MHz
3200 MHz
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
-

GPU Specifications

GPU name
-
Apple M1 GPU
GPU frequency
-
1278 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
FLOPS
-
2.617 TFLOPS

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.4
-
Wi-Fi
7
-

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR5T
-
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4266 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
76.8 Gbit/s
68.25 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
-
12 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
-
Storage type
UFS 4.0
-
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1
-
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
-
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
-
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
-
TDP
-
14 W

Advantages

Samsung Exynos 2500
Exynos 2500
  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 76.8 Gbit/s (76.8 Gbit/s vs 68.25 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2025 (January 2025 vs November 2020)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Exynos 2500
+14% 2639
Apple M1 iPad
2319
Multi Core
Exynos 2500
+3% 8751
Apple M1 iPad
8478

SiliconCat Rating

6
Ranks 6 among all SOC on our website
9
Ranks 9 among all SOC on our website
Exynos 2500
Apple M1 iPad

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