Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Samsung Exynos 8890

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

Compared fields 42
Different values 37
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Samsung Exynos 8890
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 8890
Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 4x 2.6 GHz - Mongoose4x 2.3 GHz - Cortex-A53
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2800 MHz 2300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 14 nanometers
Transistors Not available 2 billion
TDP Not available 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 8890
L1 cache Not available 384 KB
L2 cache Not available 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17 Gbit/s 26.82 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 4 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 8890
GPU Adreno 610 Mali-T880 MP12
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Midgard
GPU clock 1260 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units Not available 12
Shaders 128 192
FLOPS 319.2 Gigaflops 249 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
DirectX 12.1 11.2
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 686 No

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 8890
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2400
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 8890
4G LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 12
5G No No
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 4.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 8890
Release March 2023 November 2015
Class Low end Flagship
Model number SM6225-AD Not available
Storage support UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0
Devices in database 9 9
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
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

Samsung Exynos 8890

PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note FE
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note FE

3.5
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3200 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S7 Duos
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S7 Duos

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Duos
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Duos

3.6
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3600 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note 7

3.9
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16.7M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3500 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

4.0
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3600 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S7
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S7

3.8
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh