Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 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?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 250 Gold)
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 250 Silver)
4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo
4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 14 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 2000 million 2000 million
TDP 5 Watt 11 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 546 Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR4
Memory frequency 933 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 506 Adreno 530
GPU Architecture Adreno 500 Adreno 500
GPU frequency 650 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units 1 2
Shaders 96 256
DirectX 12 11.2
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.1 ES 3.1
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 1920x1200 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 40MP, 2x 13MP 1x 28MP, 2x
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.3 Gbps 0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 5.0 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2018 Quarter 2 2016 Quarter 3
Partnumber SDM632 MSM8996 Pro-AB, MSM8996 Pro-AC
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 632
144893
Snapdragon 821
232375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 632
263
Snapdragon 821
353

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 632
1048
Snapdragon 821
857