Overview - Snapdragon 888 Vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Snapdragon 888 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoCs by Qualcomm. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Snapdragon 888 35
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 28
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Snapdragon 888 30
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 23
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Snapdragon 888 82
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Snapdragon 888 49
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 46
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Snapdragon 888 Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
CPU 211734 149371
GPU 306250 232144
Memory 133870 105312
UX 156641 114446
Total score 808495 601273
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

  • Snapdragon 888 has 18.33% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (2840 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 888 has 34.46% better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (808 K vs 601 K).
  • Snapdragon 888 has latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2.

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 11.90% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 888 (940 vs 840 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 20% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 888 (4 vs 5 nm).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Snapdragon 888 1126
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 1001

Multi-Core Score

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Snapdragon 888 3681
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 2913

Image compression

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Snapdragon 888 177.1
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Face detection

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Snapdragon 888 26.5
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Speech recognition

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Snapdragon 888 67.7
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Machine learning

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Snapdragon 888 59.9
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Camera shooting

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Snapdragon 888 37.5
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

HTML 5

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Snapdragon 888 3.96
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

SQLite

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Snapdragon 888 1060
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

3DMark

Stability 91%

Graphics test 30 FPS
Stability 99%

Graphics test 18 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz FHD+ @ 144 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display 4K @ 60 Hz -
  • HDR Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), HDR10+, Dolby Vision®, HDR10 -
  • Color Depth Up to 10-bit -
  • Color Gamut Rec. 2020 -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

70%
Turbo Clock Speed

2840 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

48%
Base Frequency

1950 MHz

  • Architecture 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
    3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
    4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
    4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache 512 KB -
  • L2 cache 1 MB -
  • L3 cache 4 MB -
  • Process 5 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W 5 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Adreno 660 Adreno 710
  • Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 840 MHz 940 MHz
  • Execution units 2 -
  • Shading units 512 -
  • FLOPS 1720 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 24 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 Yes
  • Storage type UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 8K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem X60 Snapdragon X62
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 22 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 2900 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 2500 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3000 Mbps 1600 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 316 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

CPU
35%
GPU
30%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

CPU
28%
GPU
23%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 888 with a 18.33% higher clock speed (2840 MHz vs 2400 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 11.90% higher GPU clock speed (940 MHz vs 840 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 20% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 5 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 888 with a 34.46% better score (808495 vs 601273).