Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. 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 888

801130

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Snapdragon 820

318

Snapdragon 888

1119

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Snapdragon 820

798

Snapdragon 888

3680

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo	1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-X1 (Kryo 680 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A78 (Kryo 680 Gold) 4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 680 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors		10300 million
TDP	11 Watt	8 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon 680	Qualcomm Hexagon 780

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	1866 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 530	Adreno 660
GPU Architecture	Adreno 500	Adreno 600
GPU frequency	620 MHz	840 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 64MP
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