Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 425

129

Snapdragon 855 Plus

1030

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 425

486

Snapdragon 855 Plus

2861

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53	1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	1000 million	6700 million
TDP	5 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon 536	Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	667 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 308	Adreno 640
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 300	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	598 MHz	675 MHz
Execution units	1	3
Shaders	24	768
DirectX	11	12.1
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
Vulkan API	1.0	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1280x800	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@30fps	4K@120fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.15 Gbps	5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.08 Gbps	1.24 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	4.1	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS