Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 2342 MHz (2150 MHz vs 2342 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: August 2016 (November 2015 vs August 2016)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
November 2015
Launch Date
August 2016
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
MSM8996
Model Name
MSM8996 Pro-AC
2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo
2x 1.593 GHz – Kryo
Architecture
2x 2.342 GHz – Kryo
2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
4
Cores
4
14 nm
Technology
14 nm
2150 MHz
Frequency
2342 MHz
2
Transistor count
2

GPU Specifications

Adreno 530
GPU name
Adreno 530
624 MHz
GPU frequency
653 MHz
0.3194 TFLOPS
FLOPS
0.3343 TFLOPS
256
Shading units
256
1
Execution units
1
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.0
Vulkan version
1.0
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
11
DirectX version
11

Connectivity

Up to 600 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 600 Mbps
LTE Cat. 12
4G support
LTE Cat. 12
No
5G support
No
4.1
Bluetooth
4.1
5
Wi-Fi
5
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4
Memory type
LPDDR4
1866 MHz
Memory frequency
1866 MHz
2x 32 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

1 MB
L2 Cache
1 MB
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
Max camera resolution
1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0
Storage type
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0
4K at 30FPS
Video capture
4K at 30FPS
H.264, H.265
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
4K at 30FPS
Video playback
4K at 30FPS
11 W
TDP
11 W
ARMv8-A
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
Hexagon 680
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 680

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 820
323
Snapdragon 821
391 +21%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 820
827 +4%
Snapdragon 821
797
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 820
313
Snapdragon 821
341 +9%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 820
265351 +16%
Snapdragon 821
228414