Qualcomm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G
Qualcomm's October 2021 refresh of the Snapdragon 778G: a 6nm chip with four Cortex-A78 cores at up to 2.5GHz, an Adreno 642L GPU, an X53 5G modem rated for 3.7Gbps and Wi-Fi 6E. It powers phones such as the Nothing Phone (1), Motorola Edge 30 and Honor 70.
Pros
- Kryo 670 CPU with four Cortex-A78 cores, the fastest reaching 2.5 GHz
- X53 5G modem with mmWave and sub-6GHz support, rated up to 3.7 Gbps download
- FastConnect 6700 with Wi-Fi 6E rated up to 2.9 Gbps, plus Bluetooth 5.2
- Triple 14-bit ISPs with 4K HDR10+ video capture and up to 200MP photo capture
- 6nm process with LPDDR5 memory support and Quick Charge 4+
Cons
- Older 2021-era Cortex-A78 and Cortex-A55 CPU cores
- Modest graphics: 3DMark Wild Life Extreme of about 690 to 740 in review testing of the Nothing Phone (1) and Honor 70
- On-device display support tops out at FHD+ at 144 Hz, with no QHD+ listed in Qualcomm's brief
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G
General
- Announced
- 2021
- Process
- 6 nm
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55
- Max clock
- 2.5 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 642L
AI
- NPU
- Qualcomm Hexagon 770
- AI performance
- 12 TOPS
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5-6400
Connectivity
- Modem
- Snapdragon X53 5G Modem-RF System
- Max download
- 3.7 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
Media
- Max display
- FHD+ @ 144Hz
- Video capture
- 4K HDR10+
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,074Top 46%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 3,091Top 44%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 743Bottom 20%
Devices with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G earns an Inno Score of 31.4/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Qualcomm's October 2021 refresh of the Snapdragon 778G: a 6nm chip with four Cortex-A78 cores at up to 2.5GHz, an Adreno 642L GPU, an X53 5G modem rated for 3.7Gbps and Wi-Fi 6E. It powers phones such as the Nothing Phone (1), Motorola Edge 30 and Honor 70.
Which devices use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G?
One device in our catalog uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G: Nothing Phone (1).
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G?
Cores: 8 · Process: 6 nm · GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 642L
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G, Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
