Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870. 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 820

241750

Snapdragon 870

700103

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 820

318

Snapdragon 870

991

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 820

798

Snapdragon 870

3362

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo	1x 3.20 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold) 4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
TDP	11 Watt	10 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon 680	Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	1866 MHz	2750 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 530	Adreno 650
GPU Architecture	Qualcomm Adreno 500	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	620 MHz	670 MHz
Execution units	2	2
Shaders	256	512
DirectX	11.2	12
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.0	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 28MP, 2x 13MP	1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	8K@30fps
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	0.6 Gbps	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	4.1	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS SBAS