Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 is a flagship processor for mobile platforms that Qualcomm announced on 11th July 2016. It is manufactured by Samsung using the 14-nanometer process technology. The SD 821 features a quad-core chipset based on the Kryo CPU with a maximum clock speed of 2.4 GHz. It has Adreno 530 GPU and supports LPDDR4 ram and UFS 2.0 storage. Here you will find the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 specs, benchmark score (Geekbench, 3DMark, and AnTuTu), mobile phones, and comparisons with other competitors.

Specifications

Detailed technical specifications of Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Processor

General Info

Part numberMSM8996 Pro
ClassFlagship
ManufacturerSamsung
AnnouncedJuly 2016
PredecessorQualcomm Snapdragon 820
SuccessorQualcomm Snapdragon 835

CPU

CPU2x 2.4 GHz – Kryo
2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Architecture64 Bit
Cores4
Base frequency1.6 GHz
Max. frequency2.4 GHz
L2 cache3 MB
Process14 nm
Transistor count2 Billion
TDP11 W

Graphics

GPUAdreno 530
GPU frequency653 MHz
Execution units2
Shading units256
FLOPS519.2 GFLOPs
Vulkan version1.0
OpenCL version2.0
OpenGL version3.2
DirectX version11.2

Memory

Memory typeLPDDR4
Frequency1866 MHz
Max. capacity8 GB
Bus4x 16 Bit
Max. bandwidth29.8 Gbps
System-level cache–

Camera

ISPSpectra
Single Camera28 MP at 30fps with ZSL
Dual camera2x 13 MP at 30fps with ZSL
Video capture4K at 30 Fps
Slow-mo video capture–

Multimedia

DSPHexagon 680
Performance–
Storage typeUFS 2.0, eMMC 5.1, SD 3.0
Max display4K @ 60 Fps
Color depth10 bit
Color gamut–
Video codecsH.265, H.264, VP9, VP8
Audio codecsAAC, AIFF, CAF, MP4, MP3, WAV

Connectivity

ModemX12 LTE
4GSupported
5GNot Supported
Download speed600 Mbps (4G)
Upload speed150 Mbps (4G)
Wi-Fi standardsWi-Fi 5, 802.11a/b/g/n
Wi-Fi spectral bands2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi peak speed867 Mbps
Bluetooth4.1
NFCSupported
ChargingQuick Charge 3
NavigationBeidou, GLONASS, Galileo, GPS
USBUSB 3.0, USB 2.0

Benchmarks

Benchmark Performance of Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Soc

Geekbench 5

Single-Core score
342
Multi-Core score
755

AnTuTu 9

AnTuTu score
233858
CPU67962
GPU61224
Memory43896
UX59644

3DMark

Wild Life Score
887
Graphics test5 Fps

Snapdragon 821 Phones

List of popular smartphones that are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

  • OnePlus 3T
  • Google Pixel
  • LG G6
  • ZTE Axon 7s
  • HTC U Ultra
  • Asus Zenfone AR

Snapdragon 821 Comparisons

Here are the most popular comparisons for Qualcomm Snapdragon 821