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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

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Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 865Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz - Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)3x 2.42 GHz - Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 585 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 2840 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 10.3 billion Not available
TDP 10 W 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 865Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
L1 cache 128 KB Not available
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 865Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Adreno 650 Adreno 740
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
GPU clock 587 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 512 768
FLOPS 1228 Gigaflops 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 698 Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 865Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, 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 865Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.1 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 865Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release December 2019 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8250-AB SM8550-AB
Storage support UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 65 56
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

5G
Samsung W21 5G
Samsung

Samsung W21 5G

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1768 × 220…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4390 mAh
View details
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2

3.8
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1768 × 220…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4500 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ Wi-Fi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ Wi-Fi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ 5G

2.9
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 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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