CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8 cores 2800 MHz 10 nanometers Adreno 630
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 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
43
Different values
33
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
- Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 2.8 GHz - Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55) | 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2800 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 10 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistors | 3 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 9 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 256 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | Not available |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 2x 32 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 29.8 Gbit/s | 17 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 630 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 600 | Adreno 600 |
| GPU clock | 710 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | Not available |
| Shaders | 256 | 128 |
| FLOPS | 727 Gigaflops | 319.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon 685 | Hexagon 686 |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 1K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 13 |
| 5G | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | Up to 390 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | December 2017 | March 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | SDM845 | SM6225-AD |
| Storage support | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Devices in database | 56 | 9 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
4G
Samsung W2019
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (4…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3070 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S9+ SM-G9650
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3500 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S9 SM-G9600
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (5…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG Velvet 4G Dual SIM
- Display
- POLED 16M colors 1080 × 2460 pixels (6.80 inc…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG Style 3
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1440 × 3120 pixels (6.10 inch…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3500 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG V40 ThinQ Dual SIM
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1440 × 3120 pixels (6.40 inch…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG V40 ThinQ
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1440 × 3120 pixels (6.40 inch…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3300 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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