Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Google Tensor

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

CPU B

Google Tensor

8 cores 2800 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G78 MP20
Compared fields 41
Different values 34
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Google Tensor
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Google Tensor
Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-X12x 2.25 GHz - Cortex A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3200 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
TDP 6.3 W 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Google Tensor
L2 cache 1 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 67.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Google Tensor
GPU Adreno 740 Mali-G78 MP20
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Valhall
GPU clock 680 MHz 848 MHz
Execution units 2 20
Shaders 768 320
FLOPS 2089 Gigaflops 2171 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon Tensor Processing Unit

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Google Tensor
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP Not available
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Google Tensor
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Google Tensor
Release November 2022 October 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8550-AB S5E9845
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 56 3
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24 Flip
Samsung

Samsung W24 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24
Samsung

Samsung W24

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh

Google Tensor

5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6a
Google

Google Pixel 6a

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.10 inches)…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4410 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 6 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3120 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5003 mAh
5G eSIM
Google Pixel 6
Google

Google Pixel 6

3.8
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.40 inche…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4614 mAh