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Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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

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Compared fields 41
Different values 37
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2800 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP Not available 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
L2 cache Not available 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 735
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
GPU clock 1260 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 128 384
FLOPS 319.2 Gigaflops 1689.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 686 Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p 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 8s Gen 3
4G LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 22
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 6500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 7
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Release March 2023 March 2024
Class Low end Flagship
Model number SM6225-AD SM8635
Storage support UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0
Devices in database 9 1
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
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 8s Gen 3

Honor Pad GT Pro
Honor

Honor Pad GT Pro

3.2
Tablet
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 180 Hz, 1920 × 300…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10050 mAh
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5G
Motorola RAZR+ 2025
Motorola

Motorola RAZR+ 2025

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
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5G
Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra
Motorola

Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra

3.4
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
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5G
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Motorola

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPS P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4500 mAh
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5G
Realme GT 6
Realme

Realme GT 6

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2780…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5500 mAh
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5G
Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
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5G
Redmi Turbo 3
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 3

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
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