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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Samsung Exynos 7870

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

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Compared fields 39
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Samsung Exynos 7870 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 7870
Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 8x 1.6 GHz - Cortex-A53
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2800 MHz 1600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 14 nanometers
Transistors Not available 2 billion

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 7870
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 933 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 1x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17 Gbit/s Not available
Maximum memory 8 GB 4 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 7870
GPU Adreno 610 Mali-T830 MP1
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Not available
GPU clock 1260 MHz 700 MHz
Execution units Not available 1
Shaders 128 16
FLOPS 319.2 Gigaflops 22.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
DirectX 12.1 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 686 No

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 7870
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 1920 x 1200
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 7870
4G LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 6
5G No No
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 50 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 4.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 7870
Release March 2023 February 2016
Class Low end Low end
Model number SM6225-AD Not available
Storage support UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
Devices in database 9 31
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

Samsung Exynos 7870

PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy A2 Core
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A2 Core

2.7
Smartphone
Display
TFT 16.7M colors 540 × 960 pixels (4.98 inche…
RAM
1 GB
Storage
8 GB, 16 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 2600 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy M10
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy M10

3.2
Smartphone
Display
TFT 16M colors 720 × 1520 pixels (6.22 inches…
RAM
2 GB, 3 GB
Storage
16 GB, 32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3400 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy On6
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy On6

2.8
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 720 × 1480 pixels (5.…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy J6 Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy J6 Dual SIM

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 720 × 1480 pixels (5.…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy J6
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy J6

3.1
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 720 × 1480 pixels (5.…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy A6 Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A6 Dual SIM

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 720 × 1480 pixels (5.…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy A6
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A6

3.0
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 720 × 1480 pixels (5.…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
View details PDF
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