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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs Samsung Exynos 980

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

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Compared fields 39
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Samsung Exynos 980
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 980
Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53 2x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A776x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2800 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 8 nanometers
TDP Not available 9 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 980
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17 Gbit/s Not available
Maximum memory 8 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 980
GPU Adreno 610 Mali G76 MP5
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost
GPU clock 1260 MHz 728 MHz
Execution units Not available 5
Shaders 128 80
FLOPS 319.2 Gigaflops 576 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 686 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 980
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3360 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
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 980
4G LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 390 Mbps Up to 2550 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 685Samsung Exynos 980
Release March 2023 September 2019
Class Low end Mid range
Model number SM6225-AD S5E9630
Storage support UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database 9 7
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
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
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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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Samsung Exynos 980

5G
Samsung Galaxy A Quantum
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A Quantum

3.6
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED Plus 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A71 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A71 5G

2.9
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED Plus 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details PDF
5G
Vivo G1
Vivo

Vivo G1

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
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5G
Vivo S6 5G
Vivo

Vivo S6 5G

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.44 in…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
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5G
Vivo X30 Pro 5G
Vivo

Vivo X30 Pro 5G

2.9
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4350 mAh
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5G
Vivo X30 5G
Vivo

Vivo X30 5G

2.9
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4350 mAh
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