Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 vs Google Tensor G2

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

Compared fields 43
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Google Tensor G2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835Google Tensor G2
Architecture 4x 2.45 GHz - Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73)4x 1.9 GHz - Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53) 2x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.35 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2450 MHz 2850 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A Not available
Process technology 10 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistors 3 billion Not available
TDP 9 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835Google Tensor G2
L1 cache 128 KB Not available
L2 cache 2 MB Not available
L3 cache Not available 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 29.8 Gbit/s Not available
Maximum memory 8 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835Google Tensor G2
GPU Adreno 540 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU architecture Adreno 500 Valhall
GPU clock 710 MHz Not available
Execution units 2 7
Shaders 256 Not available
FLOPS 558 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 682 Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835Google Tensor G2
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP Not available
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835Google Tensor G2
4G LTE Cat. 16 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 1000 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835Google Tensor G2
Release November 2016 October 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number MSM8998 Not available
Storage support UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 49 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

PDF manual
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-ion 7300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S4

3.3
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-ion 7300 mAh
4G
Samsung W2018
Samsung

Samsung W2018

3.2
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (4…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 2300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note8 SCV37
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note8 SCV37

3.1
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note8 4G+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note8 4G+

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note8 SM-N9500
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note8 SM-N9500

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

3.1
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh

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