Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs Unisoc SC9863A

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 with Unisoc SC9863A. 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 2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo
2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 1.2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 14 nm 28 nm
TDP 11 Watt 3 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 680 NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0 eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 530 Imagination PowerVR GE8322
GPU Architecture Adreno 500 Rogue
GPU frequency 620 MHz 550 MHz
Execution units 2 4
Shaders 256 128
DirectX 11.2 11
OpenCL API 2.0 3.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 2160x1080
Max camera resolution 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP 1x 16MP + 1x 5MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps FullHD@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps 0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.1 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth 4.1 4.2
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS
BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2015 Quarter 4 2018 November
Partnumber MSM8996 SC9863A
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Low-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 820
241750
SC9863A
114273

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 820
318
SC9863A
145

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 820
798
SC9863A
779