Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 34
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510 1x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3200 MHz 2960 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.1-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP 6.3 W 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
L2 cache 1 MB Not available
L3 cache 8 MB 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 67.2 Gbit/s 34.13 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPU Adreno 740 Adreno 640
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Adreno 600
GPU clock 680 MHz 675 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 768 384
FLOPS 2089 Gigaflops 1037 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon Hexagon 690

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 20
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 2000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Release November 2022 April 2019
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8550-AB SM8150-AC
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Devices in database 56 2
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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
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
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
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
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
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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

Xiaomi Pad 5
Xiaomi

Xiaomi Pad 5

2.9
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8720 mAh
PDF manual 4G
POCO X3 Pro
POCO

POCO X3 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh