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Qualcomm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 429 in June 2018 as an entry-level 12nm chip with four Cortex-A53 cores at up to 2.0 GHz and an Adreno 504 GPU. Its X6 LTE modem reaches 150 Mbps, and Qualcomm lists it as pin and software compatible with the Snapdragon 439. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) uses it.
Pros
- 12nm process, with Qualcomm citing a 25% power-usage improvement over the Snapdragon 425
- Adreno 504 GPU that Qualcomm rates up to 50% faster than the Snapdragon 425's
- Integrated 802.11ac MU-MIMO Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0
- Dual ISP supports a 16MP single camera or 8+8MP dual cameras
- Quick Charge 3.0 support
Cons
- Only four Cortex-A53 cores, with no larger cores alongside them
- X6 LTE modem limited to Cat 4, 150 Mbps download
- Display support listed as HD+ and video capture as 1080p at 30 fps
- LPDDR3 memory controller rated up to 933 MHz
Awaiting benchmarks
No Inno Score yet: CPU and GPU still need a published benchmark result.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
General
- Announced
- 2018
- Process
- 12 nm
- Architecture
- Armv8
CPU
- Cores
- 4
- Core configuration
- 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
- Max clock
- 2 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 504
AI
- NPU
- Qualcomm Hexagon 536
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR3-933
Connectivity
- Modem
- Snapdragon X6 LTE
- Max download
- 0.2 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
Media
- Max display
- HD+
- Video capture
- 1080p@30fps
Devices with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 good in 2026?
We haven't scored the Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 yet: there are no published CPU and GPU benchmark results for it in our database, and we don't score chips on their spec sheet alone. Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 429 in June 2018 as an entry-level 12nm chip with four Cortex-A53 cores at up to 2.0 GHz and an Adreno 504 GPU. Its X6 LTE modem reaches 150 Mbps, and Qualcomm lists it as pin and software compatible with the Snapdragon 439. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) uses it.
Which devices use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 429?
One device in our catalog uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 429: Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019).
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 429?
Cores: 4 · Process: 12 nm · GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 504
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 429?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, Unisoc T310, MediaTek MT8168 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
