Competition in the CPU space is tough, and when it comes to Android smartphones, there are three major players. Qualcomm has Snapdragon processors, Samsung has Exynos chips, and MediaTek has, well, MediaTek chips. Every chipmaker has its own good things it’s good at, and also has its own downfalls. Recently, a new major player joined this list: Google. The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro were the first to use Tensor, Google’s first in-house SoC that’s going to power Pixel phones from this point onward. This makes the list of major chipmakers up to four. How do they compare? And does it actually matter what chipset your phone is running? Snapdragon: The Fan-Favorite Qualcomm is considered king in Android chips by both reviewers and users alike, thanks to its Snapdragon CPUs. There are many different ranges of Snapdragon chips, each with different performance and meant for different price points. There’s the Snapdragon 800-series, designed for top-notch performance and meant for flagship smartphones, followed closely by the 700-series and the 600-series, meant for mid-range smartphones. The 400-series is equipped in budget, sub $200 phones. These processors are used by pretty much every major smartphone manufacturer, from the likes of Samsung, Google,…
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Snapdragon vs. Exynos vs. MediaTek vs. Tensor: Does It Matter What Chip Your Phone Has?
