Mobile processor comparison

Google Tensor G2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 38
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
Google Tensor G2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
Architecture 2x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.35 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 2.2 GHz - Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)6x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2850 MHz 2200 MHz
Process technology 5 nanometers 8 nanometers
TDP Not available 3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
L3 cache 4 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth Not available 17 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
GPU Mali-G710 MP7 Adreno 619
GPU architecture Valhall Adreno 600
GPU clock Not available 825 MHz
Execution units 7 2
Shaders Not available 128
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Hexagon 686

Display and media

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 64MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 800 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 210 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus
Release October 2022 October 2021
Class Flagship Low end
Model number Not available SM4350-AC
Storage support UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Devices in database 2 14
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Google Tensor G2

5G eSIM
Google Pixel 7 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 7 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3120 pixels (…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 7
Google

Google Pixel 7

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4355 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus

PDF manual 5G
Nokia G400
Nokia

Nokia G400

3.4
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2408 pixel…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
4G
Honor Play 40S
Honor

Honor Play 40S

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1612 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5200 mAh
5G
Honor Play 40C
Honor

Honor Play 40C

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1612 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5200 mAh
4G
Honor X6 5G
Honor

Honor X6 5G

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Honor 70 Lite
Honor

Honor 70 Lite

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
4G
Honor Play 30M
Honor

Honor Play 30M

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Honor Play 6C
Honor

Honor Play 6C

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Motorola Moto G 5G 2023
Motorola

Motorola Moto G 5G 2023

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixe…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh