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Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
24.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
24.8Inno Score
20CPU22.6
20GPU21.5
20Benchmarks—
46.7Efficiencyspec-based34.5
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6257 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 scores 24.4 against 24.8 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 edges ahead in CPU and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

  • 56% lower TDP (typical): 4 W vs 9 W

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

  • 768% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 382 vs 44
  • 299% higher Max bandwidth: 29.9 GB/s vs 7.5 GB/s
  • 163% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 420 vs 160
  • 129% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 1,600 vs 700
  • 29% lower process: 10 nm vs 14 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20162017
Process14 nm10 nm+29%
TDP (typical)4 W+56%9 W
ArchitectureArmv8Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores88
Core configuration8x2.0 GHz Cortex-A534x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock2 GHz2.45 GHz+23%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUQualcomm Adreno 506Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 546Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR3-933LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth7.5 GB/s29.9 GB/s+299%

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
ModemSnapdragon X9 LTESnapdragon X16 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth4.25.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max displayFHD @ 60Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture4K@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 625Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
AnTuTu145,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)160Bottom 3%420+163%Bottom 15%
Geekbench 6 (multi)700Bottom 3%1,600+129%Bottom 20%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme44Bottom 1%382+768%Bottom 33%

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