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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs Unisoc T616

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.6Inno Score
VS
U
21.3Inno Score
20.8CPU20.1
—GPU23.6
20Benchmarks—
29.7Efficiencyspec-based20
1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8205 spec wins — Unisoc T616

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 scores 22.6 against 21.3 for Unisoc T616. 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 820

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

Reasons to pick the Unisoc T616

  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
  • 76% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 1,553 vs 880
  • 28% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 435 vs 340
  • 14% lower process: 12 nm vs 14 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 versus Unisoc T616
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 820Unisoc T616
Announced20162022
Process14 nm12 nm+14%
TDP (typical)11 W—
ArchitectureArmv8Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 versus Unisoc T616
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 820Unisoc T616
Cores48+100%
Core configuration2x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.15 GHz+7%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 versus Unisoc T616
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 820Unisoc T616
GPUQualcomm Adreno 530Arm Mali-G57 MP1
GPU clock—750 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 versus Unisoc T616
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 820Unisoc T616
NPUQualcomm Hexagon 680—

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 versus Unisoc T616
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 820Unisoc T616
Memory typeLPDDR4-1866LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth29.9 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 versus Unisoc T616
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 820Unisoc T616
ModemSnapdragon X12 LTEIntegrated LTE Cat-7
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth4.25.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 versus Unisoc T616
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 820Unisoc T616
Max display4K @ 60HzFHD+ @ 60Hz / HD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K@30fps1080p@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 versus Unisoc T616
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 820Unisoc T616
AnTuTu230,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)340Bottom 9%435+28%Bottom 16%
Geekbench 6 (multi)880Bottom 5%1,553+76%Bottom 17%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—130Bottom 2%

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