Welcome to chipset battle of Snapdragon 730 vs Snapdragon 845. In this post, we will find out which one is better.
Qualcomm recently announced three new mid-range chipset dubbed Snapdragon 665, Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 730G. The Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 730G is ideal in terms of specifications only advantage being 730G is well optimized for gaming.
The performance of mid-range chipset is getting improved as the company started using the same architecture (two cores) as the flagship processor. Keeping that aside, let’s find out how latest mid-range chipset Snapdragon 730 performs to the last generation flagship chipset Snapdragon 845.
Snapdragon 730 vs Snapdragon 845: Specifications
| SoC | Snapdragon 730 | Snapdragon 845 |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Process | 8nm | 10nm |
| CPU | Kryo 470 2 x A76 Cores @2.2GHz 6 x A55 Cores @1.8GHz | Kryo 385 2 x A75 Cores @2.8GHz 4 x A55 Cores @1.8GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 618 | Adreno 630 |
| DSP | Hexagon 688 | Hexagon 685 |
| Camera | Spectra 350 36MP single / 22MP dual Up to 192MP without ZSL & MNFR | Spctra 280 16MP Single/ 16MP Dual/ Up to 192MP without ZSL & MNFR |
| Video | Up to 4K Ultra HD video capture @ 30FPS Up to 1080p video capture @120 FPS | Up to 4K Ultra HD video capture @ 60FPS Up to 720p video capture @480 FPS |
| Memory | 1866MHz LPDDR4X | 1866MHz LPDDR4x, Dual-Channel |
| Modem | Snapdragon X15 LTE DL = 800Mbps UL = 150Mbps | Snapdragon X20 LTE DL = 1.2Gbps UL = 150Mbps |
| Encode/ Decode | H.264 & H.265 10-bit HDR pipelines | H.265 (HEVC), Support for HDR10, HLG, and H.265 (HEVC) video captures |
Snapdragon 730 Pros and Cons:
Snapdragon 730 brings performance and power saving features to the 8nm small chipset. The newly launched chipset also supports 2 times better AI processing, Thanks to its upgraded DSP.
- Less Power Consumption
- Powerful CPU
- Decent GPU
- Good Downloading/ Uploading Speed
- AI Processing
Snapdragon 845 Pros and Cons
Snapdragon 845 is a flagship processor which was launched last year. The chipset is made on the 10nm process and delivers decent performance. It has better Modem, Powerful CPU, GPU that delivers great performance on any smartphone.
- Powerful GPU
- Powerful CPU
- Decent Modem, High Downloading Speed
- Slow-Mo support up to 480fps @720p
- Decent AI Performance
Antutu Benchmark:
- Snapdragon 730: 206660 (Samsung Galaxy A80)
- Snapdragon 845: 294008 (OnePlus 6T)
Geekbench Benchmark:
- Snapdragon 730: 2461 – 6758 (Samsung Galaxy A80)
- Snapdragon 845: 2423 – 9024 (OnePlus 6T)
Summary:
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730/G is very powerful chipset and comes quite close to the Snapdragon 845 in some aspects. However, Snapdragon 845 is a flagship chipset and the performance is far better than SD730. The geekbench and Antutu result shows the big gap in both SoC performance. Interestingly, Snapdragon 730 gets higher score in Geekbench Single-Core but the difference is huge in multi-core score.
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