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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

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

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Compared fields 39
Different values 36
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2800 MHz 4320 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP Not available 8.2 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
L2 cache Not available 12 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 5333 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 85.4 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 830
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 800
GPU clock 1260 MHz 1100 MHz
Shaders 128 768
FLOPS 319.2 Gigaflops 3379.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 686 Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2540
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
4G LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 7
Bluetooth 5.2 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Release March 2023 October 2024
Class Low end Flagship
Model number SM6225-AD SM8750-AB
Storage support UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Devices in database 9 Not available
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
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
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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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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

5G
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
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5G
Samsung Galaxy S25+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25+

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4900 mAh
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5G
Samsung Galaxy S25
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
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Oppo Pad 4 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Pad 4 Pro

3.0
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 68.7G colors, 144 Hz, 2400 × 3392 pix…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 12140 mAh
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5G
Oppo Find N5
Oppo

Oppo Find N5

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1140 × 2616 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5600 mAh
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5G
Honor GT Pro
Honor

Honor GT Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1264 × 2800…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7200 mAh
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5G
Honor Magic7 Pro
Honor

Honor Magic7 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2800 p…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5850 mAh
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5G
Honor Magic7
Honor

Honor Magic7

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2800 p…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5650 mAh
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