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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
The first flagship Snapdragon with an integrated 5G modem and a Cortex-X1 prime core. Samsung's 5nm node made it run warmer than expected, but 26-TOPS AI and a huge triple-ISP upgrade defined the 2021 Android flagship class.
Pros
- First flagship Snapdragon with integrated 5G
- Cortex-X1 prime core debut
- 26 TOPS Hexagon 780 AI engine
- Triple-ISP Spectra 580 camera pipeline
Cons
- Samsung 5nm ran hot
- Throttled in slim flagships
- Modest efficiency gains over the 865
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
General
- Announced
- 2020
- Process
- 5 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 9 W
- Architecture
- Armv8.2
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
- Max clock
- 2.84 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Adreno 660
- GPU clock
- 840 MHz
AI
- NPU
- Hexagon 780
- AI performance
- 26 TOPS
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5-6400
- Max bandwidth
- 51.2 GB/s
Connectivity
- Modem
- Snapdragon X60 5G
- Max download
- 7.5 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
Media
- Max display
- 4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
- Video capture
- 8K@30fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 11
- 1,040,324Top 50%
- AnTuTu 11 (CPU)
- 379,461Bottom 51%
- AnTuTu 11 (GPU)
- 169,822Bottom 47%
- AnTuTu 11 (Memory)
- 200,968Top 45%
- AnTuTu 11 (UX)
- 290,073Top 48%
- AnTuTu 12
- 1,152,346Bottom 50%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,480Top 29%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 3,595Top 38%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 1,491Top 33%
Devices with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
7 devices in our catalog use this chip
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 earns an Inno Score of 45.6/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The first flagship Snapdragon with an integrated 5G modem and a Cortex-X1 prime core. Samsung's 5nm node made it run warmer than expected, but 26-TOPS AI and a huge triple-ISP upgrade defined the 2021 Android flagship class.
What is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 AnTuTu score?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 scores 1,040,324 points in AnTuTu 11 (CPU 379,461, GPU 169,822, Memory 200,968, UX 290,073). That puts it in the top 50% of the 63 AnTuTu 11 results in this category in our database. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 1,480 single-core and 3,595 multi-core.
Which devices use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888?
7 devices in our catalog use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888: Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, Honor MagicPad 13, Huawei MatePad Air (2023), Xiaomi Mi 11, Xiaomi 11T Pro, and more.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888?
Cores: 8 · Process: 5 nm · AnTuTu: 1,040,324 · GPU: Adreno 660
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Apple A14 Bionic, Huawei Kirin T93 Pro, MediaTek Dimensity 9000 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
