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Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
  • GPU: Adreno 540
  • Cores: 8
  • Clock: 2450 MHz
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 – an 8-core chipset that was announced on November 17, 2016, and is manufactured using a 10-nanometer process technology. It has 4 cores Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) at 2450 MHz and 4 cores Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53) at 1900 MHz.

Review

CPU Performance
19
Gaming Performance
8
Battery life
69
NanoReview Score
26
Compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 with other SoCs

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
438016
CPU 148324
GPU 101521
Memory 88938
UX 99233
Total score 438016
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
427
Multi-Core Score
1500
Asset compression 87.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 46.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 56.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 15.6 images/sec
HDR 48.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 2.93 images/sec
Photo processing 11 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.23 Mpixels/sec
Samples 2 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
1431
Background blur 3.08 images/sec
Face detection 1.3 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 5.03 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 105.3 FPS
API OpenCL

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
368
Score 368
Stability 97%
Graphics test 2 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
7198
Web score 5581
Video editing score 5841
Data manipulation score 5696
Photo editing score 13302
Writing score 7633

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-13 (Lee)Geekbench 6 CPU382 / 1166
πŸ“˜ 2023-09-25 (Nightshot)Geekbench 6 CPU427 / 1500
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Specifications

Detailed specifications of the Snapdragon 835 SoC with Adreno 540 graphics

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.45 GHz – Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73)
4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53)
Cores 8
Frequency 2450 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB
Process 10 nanometers
Transistor count 3 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W
Manufacturing Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 540
Architecture Adreno 500
GPU frequency 710 MHz
Pipelines 4
Shading units 64
Total shaders 256
FLOPS 363.5 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.0
OpenCL version 2.0
DirectX version 11

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 682

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz
Bus 2x 32 Bit
Max bandwidth 29.8 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem X16
4G support LTE Cat. 16
5G support No
Download speed Up to 1000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Info

Announced November 2016
Class Flagship
Model number MSM8998
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Comparison with competitors

1. Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 (2)
2. Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 vs MediaTek Helio G99 (1)
3. Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 (1)
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aoaoaoao July 1, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Truly, the goat of a processor. From the times when having 8 cores was mindblowing and smartphones were still exciting. Compact phones that were comfortable to use, had slowmo mode, sd card support, status indicator... I guess i'll buy a used phone
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meet April 19, 2026 at 11:14 AM
that are very good
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Mediatek Gladiator October 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
This was back in the day that Snapdragon hasn't started cooking yet.. they started cooking with the Snapdragon 845 and it's been smooth sailing except for the Snapdragon 888 and 8 Gen 1 disaster thanks to Samsung fabrication process..πŸ˜…
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Clutch November 3, 2025 at 02:46 PM
Hey, that's when you called start cooking with your phone...
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Jon Doe November 12, 2025 at 05:24 AM
SD 835 was a massive jump from any other chip before. You don't know what you're talking about, noob. Also, SD 845 barely has any efficiency improvements over 835. Both are made in 10nm Samsung. Also, SD 888 was a great chip. Compared to 865, it has a CPU slightly less efficient and a GPU slightly more efficient, but overall efficiency is similar to 865 (865 is the GOAT). 8 Gen 1 CPU was a disaster, true, but 8 Gen 1 GPU was a MASSIVE improvement over both 875 and 888. You know nothing, beach.
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Jane hoe April 14, 2026 at 07:01 PM
Jon Doe, Mobile phone review debates go CRAZY
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Joe April 16, 2025 at 06:50 AM
GPU frequency 739 -> 710 MHz Shading units 384 -> 256 Total shaders 384 -> 256 FLOPS 567.5 -> 363.5 Gigaflops
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Serhii April 16, 2025 at 07:03 AM
Appreciate your help, specs updated.
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Joe April 29, 2025 at 04:43 AM
Serhii, NP, glad to help. After further investigation into the Adreno 5xx series, the Adreno 540 turned out to be a quad core, so please update these:- Pipelines 1 -> 4 Shading units 256 -> 64
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The NiGhTsHoT October 16, 2023 at 05:56 PM
The Adreno 540 in the Snapdragon 835 runs at 710MHz, not 739MHz. This is the same clock speed as the Adreno 630 in the Snapdragon 845.
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Serhii April 16, 2025 at 07:03 AM
Thank you for your useful comment.
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