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Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
26.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
26.3Inno Score
20CPU20.8
—GPU20.7
20Benchmarks—
46.7Efficiencyspec-based29.7
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4394 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 scores 26.2 against 26.3 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 edges ahead in CPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439

  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
  • 73% lower TDP (typical): 3 W vs 11 W
  • 14% lower process: 12 nm vs 14 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

  • 367% higher Max bandwidth: 29.9 GB/s vs 6.4 GB/s
  • 152% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 340 vs 135
  • 57% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 880 vs 560
  • 10% higher Max clock: 2.15 GHz vs 1.95 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 439Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20182016
Process12 nm+14%14 nm
TDP (typical)3 W+73%11 W
ArchitectureArmv8Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 439Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores8+100%4
Core configuration8x1.95 GHz Cortex-A532x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock1.95 GHz2.15 GHz+10%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 439Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUQualcomm Adreno 505Qualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 439Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 536Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 439Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR3-800LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth6.4 GB/s29.9 GB/s+367%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 439Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemSnapdragon X6 LTESnapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.14.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 439Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max displayHD+ @ 60Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture1080p@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 439Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu120,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)135Bottom 1%340+152%Bottom 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)560Bottom 2%880+57%Bottom 5%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—280Bottom 20%

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