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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

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

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Compared fields 38
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X23x 2.75 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2800 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 4 nanometers

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
L3 cache Not available 6 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 730
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
GPU clock 1260 MHz 900 MHz
Shaders 128 Not available
FLOPS 319.2 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 686 Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
4G LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Release March 2023 May 2022
Class Low end Flagship
Model number SM6225-AD Not available
Storage support UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 9 56
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
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
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

5G
Samsung W23 Flip
Samsung

Samsung W23 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
View details
5G
Samsung W23
Samsung

Samsung W23

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X16M colors, 120 Hz, 1812 × 2…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
View details
PDF manual 5G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 ×…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X16M colors, 120 Hz, 1812 × 2…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
View details PDF
4G
Huawei Mate X3
Huawei

Huawei Mate X3

3.5
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2504 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4800 mAh
View details
4G
Huawei P60 Pro
Huawei

Huawei P60 Pro

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2700 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4815 mAh
View details
4G
Huawei P60 Art
Huawei

Huawei P60 Art

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2700 pixels…
Storage
512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5100 mAh
View details
4G
Huawei P60
Huawei

Huawei P60

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2700 pixels…
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4815 mAh
View details
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