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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm's 2019 flagship - OnePlus 7 Pro, Galaxy S10, Mi 9. The first Snapdragon on 7nm and the first with a dedicated prime core. Seven years on it still runs daily tasks smoothly, which says more about smartphone maturity than about the chip.
Pros
- Proven, cool-running 7nm design
- Adreno 640 still plays most titles at low settings
- Dirt-cheap on the used market
Cons
- 4G only without the external X50 add-on
- No Wi-Fi 6 on most implementations
- 2026 camera and AI stacks leave it behind
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
General
- Announced
- 2019
- Process
- 7 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 10 W
- Architecture
- Armv8.2
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
- Max clock
- 2.84 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 640
AI
- NPU
- Qualcomm Hexagon 690
- AI performance
- 7 TOPS
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR4X-2133
- Max bandwidth
- 34.1 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Snapdragon X24 LTE
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
Media
- Max display
- 4K @ 60Hz
- Video capture
- 4K@60fps
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,008Bottom 46%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 2,757Bottom 46%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 867Top 50%
Devices with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 earns an Inno Score of 29.4/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Qualcomm's 2019 flagship - OnePlus 7 Pro, Galaxy S10, Mi 9. The first Snapdragon on 7nm and the first with a dedicated prime core. Seven years on it still runs daily tasks smoothly, which says more about smartphone maturity than about the chip.
Which devices use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855?
One device in our catalog uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855: Galaxy Tab S6.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855?
Cores: 8 · Process: 7 nm · GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 640
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Dimensity 6100+, Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1, MediaTek Dimensity 7030 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
