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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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

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Compared fields 41
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 712Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Architecture 2x 2.3 GHz - Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75)6x 1.7 GHz - Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55) 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2300 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 10 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistors 3 billion Not available
TDP 5 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 712Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
L3 cache 1 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 13.91 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 712Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPU Adreno 616 Adreno 610
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU clock 550 MHz 1260 MHz
Execution units 2 Not available
Shaders 128 128
FLOPS 310 Gigaflops 319.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Qualcomm Hexagon 685 DSP Hexagon 686

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 712Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Maximum display resolution 3360 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 712Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
4G LTE Cat. 15 LTE Cat. 13
5G No No
Download speed Up to 800 Mbps Up to 390 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 712Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Release February 2019 March 2023
Class Mid range Low end
Model number SDM712 SM6225-AD
Storage support UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Devices in database 11 9
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

4G
Vivo Z5x 2020
Vivo

Vivo Z5x 2020

2.9
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.53 i…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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4G
Vivo Z5x 712
Vivo

Vivo Z5x 712

2.9
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.53 i…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
View details
4G
Vivo V19 Snapdragon 712
Vivo

Vivo V19 Snapdragon 712

2.9
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
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4G
Vivo S5
Vivo

Vivo S5

2.9
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4100 mAh
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4G
Vivo Z1x
Vivo

Vivo Z1x

2.9
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details
4G
Vivo Z5
Vivo

Vivo Z5

2.9
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details
4G
Vivo Z1 Pro
Vivo

Vivo Z1 Pro

2.9
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.53 i…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
View details
PDF manual 4G
Realme Q
Realme

Realme Q

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.30 i…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4035 mAh
View details PDF

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
View details
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
View details
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
View details
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
View details
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
View details
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