Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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 2.45 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 280 Gold) 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 280 Silver)	1x 2.84 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	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	3000 million
TDP	9 Watt	10 Watt
Neural Processing	Qualcomm Hexagon 682	Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	1866 MHz	2750 MHz
Memory-bus	2x32 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Adreno 540	Adreno 650
GPU Architecture	Adreno 500	Adreno 600
GPU frequency	740 MHz	590 MHz
Execution units	2	2
Shaders	384	512
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 32MP, 2x 16MP	1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	8K@30fps, 4K@120fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	1 Gbps	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date	2017 Quarter 1	2019 Quarter 4
Partnumber	MSM8998, 8998, MSM8098, 8098	SM8250, SM8250-AB, SD865
Vertical Segment	Mobiles	Mobiles
Positioning	Flagship	Flagship