CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4 cores 1400 MHz 28 nanometers Adreno 308
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
8 cores 2800 MHz 6 nanometers Adreno 610
Compared fields
41
Different values
36
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 1.4 GHz - Cortex-A53 | 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 |
| CPU cores | 4 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 1400 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 28 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistors | 1 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 5 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 128 KB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 667 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 5.34 Gbit/s | 17 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 308 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 300 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | Not available |
| Shaders | 24 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 24 Gigaflops | 319.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 11 | 12.1 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon 536 | Hexagon 686 |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 1280 x 800 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 16MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 30FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 5 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 390 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 75 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.1 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | February 2016 | March 2023 |
| Class | Low end | Low end |
| Model number | MSM8917 | SM6225-AD |
| Storage support | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Devices in database | 110 | 9 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy J2 Core 2020 Dual SIM
- Display
- TFT 16M colors 540 × 960 pixels (5.00 inches)…
- RAM
- 1 GB
- Storage
- 16 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 2600 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy J6+ Dual SIM
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1480 pixels (6.00 in…
- RAM
- 3 GB, 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB, 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy J4+ Dual SIM
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1480 pixels (6.00 in…
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 2018
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 540 × 960 pixels (5.0…
- RAM
- 1.5 GB
- Storage
- 16 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 2600 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy J2 2018 Dual SIM
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 540 × 960 pixels (5.0…
- RAM
- 1.5 GB, 2 GB
- Storage
- 16 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 2600 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy J2 2018
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 540 × 960 pixels (5.0…
- RAM
- 1.5 GB, 2 GB
- Storage
- 16 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 2600 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy On5 2016 SM-G5510
- Display
- TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.00 inches…
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 16 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 2600 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy On5 2016 SM-G5520
- Display
- TFT 16M colors 720 × 1280 pixels (5.00 inches…
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 16 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 2600 mAh
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
4G
Oppo Reno12 FS 4G
- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
4G
Oppo Reno12 F 4G
- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9a WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor Pad X9a
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X8c
- 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
Honor Pad X9 Pro
- 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
4G
Honor X7c 4G
- 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
Honor Pad X9
- 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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