Mobile processor comparison

Google Tensor G2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

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

Compared fields 42
Different values 36
Quick factual highlights
Google Tensor G2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
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 1.7 GHz - Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2850 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set Not available ARMv8-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 11 nanometers
TDP Not available 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
L1 cache Not available 16 KB
L2 cache Not available 256 KB
L3 cache 4 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth Not available 14.9 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
GPU Mali-G710 MP7 Adreno 612
GPU architecture Valhall Adreno 600
GPU clock Not available 845 MHz
Execution units 7 2
Shaders Not available 96
FLOPS Not available 354 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Hexagon 685

Display and media

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 12
5G Yes No
Download speed Not available Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G2Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Release October 2022 December 2020
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number Not available SM6150-AC
Storage support UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database 2 2
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 678

PDF manual 4G
Motorola Moto G Stylus 2021
Motorola

Motorola Moto G Stylus 2021

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
4G
Redmi Note 10
Redmi

Redmi Note 10

3.6
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 p…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh