Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 7 nm (7 nm vs 10 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (3200 MHz vs 2450 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2021 (January 2021 vs November 2016)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
January 2021
Launch Date
November 2016
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
SM8250-AC
Model Name
MSM8998
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Architecture
4x 2.45 GHz – Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53)
8
Cores
8
7 nm
Technology
10 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
2450 MHz
10.3
Transistor count
3

GPU Specifications

Adreno 650
GPU name
Adreno 540
670 MHz
GPU frequency
739 MHz
1.3721 TFLOPS
FLOPS
0.5675 TFLOPS
512
Shading units
384
2
Execution units
1
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.1
Vulkan version
1.0
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
12.1
DirectX version
11

Connectivity

Up to 7500 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 1000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 22
4G support
LTE Cat. 16
Yes
5G support
No
5.2
Bluetooth
5.0
6
Wi-Fi
5
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR4X
2750 MHz
Memory frequency
1866 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
2x 32 Bit

Miscellaneous

1 MB
L2 Cache
2 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max camera resolution
1x 32MP, 2x 16MP
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 2.1
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 30FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 30FPS
6 W
TDP
9 W
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8-A
Hexagon 698
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 682

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 870
1151 +177%
Snapdragon 835
415
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 870
3336 +120%
Snapdragon 835
1519
FP32 (float)
Snapdragon 870
1345 +133%
Snapdragon 835
578
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 870
794278 +129%
Snapdragon 835
346172