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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

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Compared fields 43
Different values 37
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 845Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 4x 2.8 GHz - Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55) 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2800 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 10 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 3 billion Not available
TDP 9 W 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 845Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
L1 cache 256 KB Not available
L2 cache 1.5 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 2 MB 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 29.8 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 845Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 740
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
GPU clock 710 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 256 768
FLOPS 727 Gigaflops 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 685 Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 845Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 845Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 7
Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 845Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release December 2017 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SDM845 SM8550-AB
Storage support UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 56 56
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

4G
Samsung W2019
Samsung

Samsung W2019

3.3
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (4…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3070 mAh
View details
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U

3.5
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S9+ SM-G9650
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S9+ SM-G9650

3.5
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3500 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S9 SM-G9600
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S9 SM-G9600

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
LG Velvet 4G Dual SIM
LG

LG Velvet 4G Dual SIM

3.8
Smartphone
Display
POLED 16M colors 1080 × 2460 pixels (6.80 inc…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4300 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
LG Style 3
LG

LG Style 3

2.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1440 × 3120 pixels (6.10 inch…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3500 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
LG V40 ThinQ Dual SIM
LG

LG V40 ThinQ Dual SIM

3.5
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1440 × 3120 pixels (6.40 inch…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
LG V40 ThinQ
LG

LG V40 ThinQ

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1440 × 3120 pixels (6.40 inch…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh
View details PDF

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
View details PDF
5G
Samsung W24 Flip
Samsung

Samsung W24 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
View details
5G
Samsung W24
Samsung

Samsung W24

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
View details
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
View details PDF
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
View details
5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
View details
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