Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 821. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Snapdragon 439

Snapdragon 821

232375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 439

199

Snapdragon 821

353

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 439

795

Snapdragon 821

857

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.45 GHz – Cortex-A53	4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors	5500 million	2000 million
TDP	5 Watt	11 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon 536	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 5 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	800 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	1x32 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 505	Adreno 530
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 500	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	1	2
Shaders	48	256
DirectX	11	11.2
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.1
Vulkan API	1.0	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1920x1200	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 21MP, 2x 8MP	1x 28MP, 2x
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@30fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.15 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.08 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.0	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS