Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Specifications of SoCs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.

Basic

Label Name
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Launch Date
July 2020
December 2020
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
TSMC
-
Model Name
SM8250-AB
SM8350
Architecture
1x 3.1 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 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) 3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) 4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores
8
8
Technology
7 nm
5 nm
Frequency
3100 MHz
2840 MHz
Transistor count
10.3
-
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
ARMv8.4-A

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Adreno 650
Adreno 660
GPU frequency
670 MHz
840 MHz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
1.72 TFLOPS
Execution units
2
2
Shading units
512
512
OpenCL version
2.0
2.0
Vulkan version
1.1
1.1
DirectX version
12.1
12

Connectivity

4G support
LTE Cat. 22
LTE Cat. 22
5G support
Yes
Bluetooth
5.2
5.2
Wi-Fi
6
6
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
3200 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
4x 16 Bit
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
51.2 Gbit/s

Miscellaneous

L2 Cache
1 MB
1 MB
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video playback
8K at 30FPS
8K at 30FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
Hexagon 780
TDP
5 W
10 W

Advantages

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
Snapdragon 865 Plus
  • Higher Frequency: 3100 MHz (3100 MHz vs 2840 MHz)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Snapdragon 888
  • Higher Technology: 5 nm (7 nm vs 5 nm)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (44 Gbit/s vs 51.2 Gbit/s)
  • Newer Launch Date: December 2020 (July 2020 vs December 2020)

Geekbench 6

Single Core
Snapdragon 865 Plus
1163
Snapdragon 888
+27% 1481
Multi Core
Snapdragon 865 Plus
3306
Snapdragon 888
+15% 3794

FP32 (float)

Snapdragon 865 Plus
1332
Snapdragon 888
+33% 1772

SiliconCat Rating

50
Ranks 50 among all SOC on our website
35
Ranks 35 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 865 Plus
Snapdragon 888

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