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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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

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Compared fields 43
Different values 37
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 1x 2.84 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2800 MHz 2840 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.1-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistors Not available 6.7 billion
TDP Not available 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
L1 cache Not available 384 KB
L2 cache Not available 768 KB
L3 cache Not available 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 640
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU clock 1260 MHz 585 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 128 384
FLOPS 319.2 Gigaflops 899 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 686 Hexagon 690

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 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 855
4G LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 20
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 2000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Release March 2023 December 2018
Class Low end Flagship
Model number SM6225-AD SM8150
Storage support UFS 2.2 UFS 3.0
Devices in database 9 53
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
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
View details
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
View details
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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite

3.5
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A90 5G

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G 8 GB
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A90 5G 8 GB

3.0
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 7040 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6

3.2
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 7040 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10 SM-G9730
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S10 SM-G9730

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 3040 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3400 mAh
View details PDF
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