Qualcomm
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
- AnTuTu 10
- 230,000Top 91%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 340Top 90%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 880Top 95%
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 earns an Inno Score of 22.6/100 (“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 is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 AnTuTu score?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 scores 230,000 points in AnTuTu 10. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 340 single-core and 880 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820?
Cores: 4 · Process: 14 nm · AnTuTu 10: 230,000 · GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 530
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Unisoc SC9863A, MediaTek Helio G80, MediaTek Helio G81 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.