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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 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 42
Different values 31
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus
  • 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 888 PlusQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 1x 2.995 GHz - Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)3x 2.42 GHz - Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 680 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 2995 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistors 10 billion Not available
TDP 10 W 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 888 PlusQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 888 PlusQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Adreno 660 Adreno 740
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
GPU clock 840 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 512 768
FLOPS Not available 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 780 Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 888 PlusQualcomm 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 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS 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 888 PlusQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4G LTE Cat. 22 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 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 888 PlusQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release June 2021 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8350-AC SM8550-AB
Storage support UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 19 56
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

5G
Vivo iQOO 9 India
Vivo

Vivo iQOO 9 India

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2376 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4350 mAh
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5G
Vivo X70 Pro+
Vivo

Vivo X70 Pro+

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details
5G
Vivo iQOO 8 Pro
Vivo

Vivo iQOO 8 Pro

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details
5G
Honor Magic3 Pro+
Honor

Honor Magic3 Pro+

3.2
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2772 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4600 mAh
View details
5G
Honor Magic3 Pro
Honor

Honor Magic3 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2772 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4600 mAh
View details
5G
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion
Motorola

Motorola Edge 30 Fusion

3.8
Smartphone
Display
POLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4400 mAh
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5G
Motorola Moto S30 Pro
Motorola

Motorola Moto S30 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
POLED, 144 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.55 inche…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4400 mAh
View details

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
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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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