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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Qualcomm's post-810 redemption arc: four custom Kryo cores on 14nm in the Galaxy S7, OnePlus 3 and HTC 10. A decade old now - listed here because people still look it up, not because you should buy one.
Pros
- Fixed the Snapdragon 810 heat disaster
- Strong GPU for 2016
- Powered an entire generation of classics
Cons
- Only four cores
- A decade behind on efficiency
- No modern OS support anywhere
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
General
- Announced
- 2016
- Process
- 14 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 11 W
- Architecture
- Armv8
CPU
- Cores
- 4
- Core configuration
- 2x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
- Max clock
- 2.15 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 530
AI
- NPU
- Qualcomm Hexagon 680
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR4-1866
- Max bandwidth
- 29.9 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Snapdragon X12 LTE
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 4.2
Media
- Max display
- 4K @ 60Hz
- Video capture
- 4K@30fps
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 340Bottom 10%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 880Bottom 5%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 280Bottom 20%
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 earns an Inno Score of 22.7/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Qualcomm's post-810 redemption arc: four custom Kryo cores on 14nm in the Galaxy S7, OnePlus 3 and HTC 10. A decade old now - listed here because people still look it up, not because you should buy one.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820?
Cores: 4 · Process: 14 nm · GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 530
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Helio G91, Unisoc T620, Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
