How do the scores compare?

There is no overall score comparison yet, because at least one of them still awaits benchmark results. On individual spec rows, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 wins 2 and Unisoc SC9832E wins 1.

What are the main differences between the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and the Unisoc SC9832E?

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 advantages: 54% higher Max clock: 2.15 GHz vs 1.4 GHz; 50% lower process: 14 nm vs 28 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs Unisoc SC9832E

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Unisoc

Unisoc SC9832E

20.8CPU20

—GPU38

20Benchmarks—

29.7Efficiencyspec-based20

2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8201 spec wins — Unisoc SC9832E

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Unisoc SC9832E lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

54% higher Max clock: 2.15 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
50% lower process: 14 nm vs 28 nm

Reasons to pick the Unisoc SC9832E

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 versus Unisoc SC9832E
Spec	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820	Unisoc SC9832E
Announced	2016	2018
Process	14 nm+50%	28 nm
TDP (typical)	11 W	—
Architecture	Armv8	Armv8-A

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 versus Unisoc SC9832E
Spec	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820	Unisoc SC9832E
Cores	4	4
Core configuration	2x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo	4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
Max clock	2.15 GHz+54%	1.4 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 versus Unisoc SC9832E
Spec	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820	Unisoc SC9832E
GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 530	Arm Mali-T820 MP1
GPU clock	—	680 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 versus Unisoc SC9832E
Spec	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820	Unisoc SC9832E
NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon 680	—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 versus Unisoc SC9832E
Spec	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820	Unisoc SC9832E
Memory type	LPDDR4-1866	LPDDR2 / LPDDR3
Max bandwidth	29.9 GB/s	—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 versus Unisoc SC9832E
Spec	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820	Unisoc SC9832E
Modem	Snapdragon X12 LTE	Integrated 4G LTE Cat 4 (TDD/FDD), WCDMA, GSM
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Bluetooth	4.2	4.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 versus Unisoc SC9832E
Spec	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820	Unisoc SC9832E
Max display	4K @ 60Hz	HD+ (1440x720)
Video capture	4K@30fps	1080p@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 versus Unisoc SC9832E
Spec	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820	Unisoc SC9832E
AnTuTu	230,000	—
Geekbench 6 (single)	340Bottom 10%	—
Geekbench 6 (multi)	880Bottom 6%	—

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