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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 480

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

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Compared fields 41
Different values 37
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
  • Higher listed GPU clock
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 2 GHz - Kryo 460 Gold6x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 460 Silver
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3200 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 8 nanometers
TDP 6.3 W 3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
L2 cache 1 MB Not available
L3 cache 8 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 67.2 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
GPU Adreno 740 Adreno 619
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU clock 680 MHz 825 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 768 128
FLOPS 2089 Gigaflops 468 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon Hexagon 686

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 64MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 15
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 800 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 210 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 5
Bluetooth 5.3 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 480
Release November 2022 January 2021
Class Flagship Low end
Model number SM8550-AB SM4350
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Devices in database 56 38
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
View details PDF
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
View details
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
View details
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
View details PDF
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
View details
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
View details

Qualcomm Snapdragon 480

PDF manual 5G
Nokia G300
Nokia

Nokia G300

3.4
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4470 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Nokia G50 5G
Nokia

Nokia G50 5G

3.4
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1640 pixels (6.82 in…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Nokia XR20 Dual SIM
Nokia

Nokia XR20 Dual SIM

3.0
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4630 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Nokia XR20
Nokia

Nokia XR20

3.0
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4630 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Nokia X10 Dual SIM
Nokia

Nokia X10 Dual SIM

3.3
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4470 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Nokia X20 Dual SIM
Nokia

Nokia X20 Dual SIM

2.9
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4470 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Nokia X20
Nokia

Nokia X20

2.9
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4470 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Nokia X10
Nokia

Nokia X10

3.3
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4470 mAh
View details PDF
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