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Last updated: September 30th, 2013 at 20:30 UTC+02:00
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The folks over Gadget Portal took the time to compare both variants on video, and, at least in benchmark scores, the Snapdragon variant was just a few points ahead of the Exynos variant. Also, Gadget Portal notes that the Exynos variant consumes a larger amount of RAM in idle – around 1.6-1.8 GB, compared to 1.1-1.2 GB taken by the Snapdragon model. However, in actual usage, they note that both devices are “almost same in UI smoothness & speed,” though we'll naturally have to get more detailed comparisons to make a final verdict.
In the end, it doesn't exactly matter which model you buy – both will perform great and handle anything you throw at them, though those wanting to put on a stock Android ROM would want to go for the Snapdragon variant, as Qualcomm is better with releasing the necessary sources to make custom ROMs work. The Exynos variant also loses out on the 4k video recording feature, but let's face it, 4k video is not something that's going to be important for at least the next 3-5 years.
Take a look at the comparison video below.
Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.
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