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Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Google Tensor G4

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

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Different values 34
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Google Tensor G4
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Google Tensor G4
Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 1x 3.1 GHz - Cortex-X43x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.92 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2800 MHz 3100 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 4 nanometers

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Google Tensor G4
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Google Tensor G4
GPU Adreno 610 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Valhall 4th gen
GPU clock 1260 MHz 940 MHz
Shaders 128 128
FLOPS 319.2 Gigaflops 1792 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 686 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Google Tensor G4
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2400
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP Not available
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Google Tensor G4
4G LTE Cat. 13 Not available
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 5 7
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Google Tensor G4
Release March 2023 August 2024
Class Low end Flagship
Model number SM6225-AD Not available
Storage support UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 9 3
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

4G
Oppo Reno12 FS 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 FS 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
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4G
Oppo Reno12 F 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 F 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
View details
Honor Pad X9a WiFi
Honor

Honor Pad X9a WiFi

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8300 mAh
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4G
Honor Pad X9a
Honor

Honor Pad X9a

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8300 mAh
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4G
Honor X8c
Honor

Honor X8c

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
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Honor Pad X9 Pro
Honor

Honor Pad X9 Pro

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8300 mAh
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4G
Honor X7c 4G
Honor

Honor X7c 4G

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1610 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
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Honor Pad X9
Honor

Honor Pad X9

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7250 mAh
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Google Tensor G4

5G
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
Google

Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2424 pixels…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4650 mAh
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5G
Google Pixel 9a
Google

Google Pixel 9a

3.8
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2424 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5100 mAh
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5G
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Google

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2992 p…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5060 mAh
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5G
Google Pixel 9 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 9 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2856 p…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4700 mAh
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5G
Google Pixel 9
Google

Google Pixel 9

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2424 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4700 mAh
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