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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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

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Compared fields 42
Different values 37
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher listed GPU clock
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 888 PlusQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Architecture 1x 2.995 GHz - Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)3x 2.42 GHz - Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2995 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistors 10 billion Not available
TDP 10 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 888 PlusQualcomm Snapdragon 685
L2 cache 1 MB Not available
L3 cache 4 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 888 PlusQualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPU Adreno 660 Adreno 610
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU clock 840 MHz 1260 MHz
Execution units 2 Not available
Shaders 512 128
FLOPS Not available 319.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 780 Hexagon 686

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 888 PlusQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 888 PlusQualcomm Snapdragon 685
4G LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 13
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 390 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 888 PlusQualcomm Snapdragon 685
Release June 2021 March 2023
Class Flagship Low end
Model number SM8350-AC SM6225-AD
Storage support UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Devices in database 19 9
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

5G
Vivo iQOO 9 India
Vivo

Vivo iQOO 9 India

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2376 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4350 mAh
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5G
Vivo X70 Pro+
Vivo

Vivo X70 Pro+

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
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5G
Vivo iQOO 8 Pro
Vivo

Vivo iQOO 8 Pro

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
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5G
Honor Magic3 Pro+
Honor

Honor Magic3 Pro+

3.2
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2772 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4600 mAh
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5G
Honor Magic3 Pro
Honor

Honor Magic3 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2772 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4600 mAh
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5G
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion
Motorola

Motorola Edge 30 Fusion

3.8
Smartphone
Display
POLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4400 mAh
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5G
Motorola Moto S30 Pro
Motorola

Motorola Moto S30 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
POLED, 144 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.55 inche…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4400 mAh
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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
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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
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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
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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