Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Newer Launch Date: May 2026 (May 2026 vs November 2023)
  • Higher Frequency: 2630 MHz (2.6 GHz vs 2630 MHz)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
May 2026
Launch Date
November 2023
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
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Manufacturing
TSMC
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Model Name
SM7550-AB
4x 2.6 GHz - Kryo Performance; 4x 2.0 GHz - Kryo Efficiency
Architecture
1x 2.63 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
2.6 GHz
Frequency
2630 MHz

GPU Specifications

Qualcomm Adreno GPU
GPU name
Adreno 720
OpenCL 2.0 FP
OpenCL version
2.0
Vulkan 1.3
Vulkan version
1.3
FHD+ at 144 Hz
Max display resolution
3360 x 1600

Connectivity

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Download speed
Up to 5000 Mbps
5G/4G DSDA
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
Sub-6 GHz 5G; SA and NSA; TDD and FDD; TDD-FDD aggregation; DSS; 140 MHz bandwidth; downlink up to 2.8 Gbps; Release 17
5G support
Yes
Bluetooth 6.0; LE Audio; Bluetooth Channel Sounding
Bluetooth
5.3
Wi-Fi 7; 802.11be, 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11a/b/g/n; up to 5.8 Gbps; up to 320 MHz channels
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC; dual-frequency GNSS L1 + L5
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LP-DDR4x, LP-DDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5
LP-DDR4x: 2100 MHz; LP-DDR5: 3200 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
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Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec; Qualcomm Aqstic smart speaker amplifier; Snapdragon Sound; Qualcomm XPAN
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
200 MP; 64 MP single camera with ZSL; 16 MP + 16 MP dual camera with ZSL
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 3.1
4K HDR video capture at 30 FPS; 720p slow-motion video capture at 240 FPS; HEVC and H.264 video capture
Video capture
4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, HLG
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Hardware-accelerated H.265 and VP9 decoder; HLG HDR playback
Video playback
4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
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TDP
6 W
64-bit
Instruction set
ARMv8.6-A
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Neural processor (NPU)
Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
1180 +3%
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
1149
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
3501 +3%
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
3394