Mobile processor comparison

Samsung Exynos 7870 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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

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

Detailed comparison

CPU

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

Cache and memory

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

Graphics and AI

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

Display and media

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

Connectivity

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

General

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

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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