Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs 821 vs 823 – Which is better?

Which is the fastest chip between Snapdragon 820, 821 and 823?

After taking a look at MediaTek’s Helio X10 and its upcoming new chips, in the form of Helio X20 and X30. It’s Qualcomm’s time to take the stage as we take a quick peek at its current top-dog, the Snapdragon 820, as well as two upcoming Qualcomm chips, namely, the Snapdragon 821 and 823. Let’s take a look at what we found out.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 pros

• Modern specs
• Has the lowest clocked speed
• One of the best for smartphones today
• Is likely to have the oldest Bluetooth version amongst the three
• Antutu benchmark at 130K-136K

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 pros

• Faster clock speed
• Lacks any diverse upgrades from the previous version
• Simply just considered as an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 820 chip
• Antutu benchmark should be at 130K-138K

Qualcomm Snapdragon 823 pros

• Could potentially have the fastest clocked speed amongst the three
• Could also carry a new Adreno graphics
• Will have a bigger maximum camera capacity
• A more updated version of Bluetooth
• Benchmark should land at 135K-145K

What’s the difference?

From first glance, it seems that both the new Snapdragon chips don’t exactly pack any difference on the current Snapdragon 820, however, by looking a bit closer, you can determine that they do differ in clocked speed, with the Snapdragon 820 trailing behind a bit from its upcoming successors.

Smartphones with Snapdragon 820 chips

• LG G5 full review
• Xiaomi Mi 5 full review
• HTC 10 full review
• Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe launching with Snapdragon 820 in PH this August
• ZTE Axon 7 launched with beastly specs of 6GB RAM, 20MP camera

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs 821 vs 823 side-by-side comparison

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