Samsung officially launched the Galaxy A55 smartphone earlier this month, featuring the powerful Exynos 1480 chipset. The full details of this cutting-edge processor were finally revealed by the company.
One of the standout features of the Exynos 1480 is its Xclipse 530 GPU, which is based on the AMD RDNA architecture. This makes it the first midrange platform to incorporate this advanced technology.
Samsung claims that the Exynos 1480 offers 53% faster GPU performance compared to its predecessor, the Exynos 1380. It also supports Variable Rate Shading (VRS) and Super Resolution for enhanced upscaling.
In terms of CPU architecture, the Exynos 1480 features 2x Cortex-A78 units clocked at 2.75 GHz and 6x Cortex-A55 cores at 2.0 GHz, representing a significant improvement over its predecessor.
Another notable upgrade is in connectivity, with faster 5G downlink speeds and support for Wi-Fi 6E.
Below are the full specifications:
| Processor | Exynos 1480 | Exynos 1380 |
| Process | 4nm (EUV) | 5nm LPE (EUV) |
| CPU | 2x Cortex-A78 @ 2.75GHz + 6x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz | 4x Cortex-A78 @ 2.4GHz + 4x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz |
| Memory | LPDDR4x, LPDDR5, UFS 3.1 | LPDDR4x, LPDDR5, UFS 3.1 |
| Camera | Up to 200MP in single camera mode Single-camera 64MP @30fps Dual-camera 32+32MP@30fps Up to 4K 60fps |
Up to 200MP in single camera mode Single-camera 64MP @30fps Triple-camera 16+16+16MP @30fps Up to 4K 30fps |
| Display | FHD+ @ 144Hz | |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 530 GPU | Mali-G68 MP5 |
| Modem | 5G NR Sub-6GHz 5.10 Gbps (DL) / 1.28 Gbps (UL) 5G NR mmWave 4.84 Gbps (DL) / 0.92 Gbps (UL) LTE Cat.18 6CC 1.2Gbps (DL) / Cat.18 2CC 211Mbps (UL) |
5G NR Sub-6GHz 3.79Gbps (DL) / 1.28 Gbps (UL) 5G NR mmWave 3.67Gbps (DL) / 0.92 Gbps (UL) LTE Cat.18 1.2Gbps (DL) / Cat.18 211Mbps (UL) |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3 | Wi-Fi 802.11ax (2×2 MIMO) with Triple-band, Bluetooth 5.3, FM Radio Rx |
| GNSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |
Currently, the Samsung Galaxy A55 is the only device featuring the Exynos 1480 chipset. The company has not announced when we can expect other devices with this new processor.
