Snapdragon 678 is a recently launched chipset with some minor changes compared to Snapdragon 675. Snapdragon 678 vs Snapdragon 720G is the ultimate mid-range chipset comparison. Let’s how the newly launched Snapdragon 678 can perform against the 1 year ( approximate ) old Snapdragon 720G.
Key Differences
- Snapdragon 720G has a Slightly Higher Clock Speed of 2.3 GHz compared to the 2.2 GHz of SD678.
- SD 720G comes with Better GPU, Adreno 618 is better than Adreno 612 GPU.
- Higher Download Speeds, Snapdragon 678 can provide a peak download speed of 600mbps while SD 720G can support 800mbps peak download speed.
- Better Camera ISP, SD 678 comes with Dual Spectra 250L ISP while SD 720G sports Dual Spectra 350 ISP.
- Better Power Efficiency, Snapdragon 720G is based on 8nm fabrication while SD 678 is based on 11nm fabrication technology.
Snapdragon 678 vs Snapdragon 720G – Specifications
| Processor | Snapdragon 678 | Snapdragon 720 |
| CPU | 2x Kryo 460 Gold @ 2.2 GHz 6x Kryo 460 Silver @ 1.7 GHz | 2x Kryo 465 Gold @ 2.3 GHz 6x Kryo 465 Silver@ 1.8 GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 612 | Adreno 618 |
| MODEM | X12 LTE (LTE: 600 Mbps down, 150 Mbps up) | X15 (LTE: 800 Mbps down, 150 Mbps up) |
| Fabrication Process | 11nm | 8nm |
| DSP / NPU | Hexagon 685 DSP | Hexagon 692 DSP |
| Memory Controller | 2x 16-bit CH @ 1866MHz LPDDR4X | 2x 16-bit CH @ 1866MHz LPDDR4X |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n | 802.11a/b/g/n, 802.11ax-ready, 802.11ac Wave 2 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Camera | Dual Spectra 250L ISP 1x 25MP with ZSL 2x 16MP with ZSL up to 192MP single camera | Dual Spectra 350 ISP 1x 32MP with ZSL 2x 16MP with ZSL up to 192MP single camera |
| Video | up to 4K@30fps | up to 4K@30fps |
| Charging | Quick Charge 4+ technology | Quick Charge 4.0 technology |
| Audio | 192kHz/24bit | 192kHz/24bit |
| NFC | supported | supported |
| Location | Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, QZSS, SBAS | Dual frequency GNSS, NavIC |
Snapdragon 678 is manufactured on an 11nm fabrication process with Kryo 460 cores clocked at 2.2GHz maximum frequency while the Snapdragon 720G is based on an 8nm fabrication process that means better power efficiency and it also have a slightly higher frequency. The SD 678 comes integrated with Adreno 612 GPU and X12 LTE modem while SD 720G is paired with Adreno 618 GPU and X15 LTE modem.
Snapdragon 678 vs Snapdragon 720G – Benchmarks
As per the nanoreviw.net, the Snapdragon 720G is able to grab a decent score of 579 while Snapdragon 678 scores 445 in single cores on Geekbench 5. The Snapdragon 720G also has an upper hand in Multi-Scores also, the SD 678 grabs 1400, and on the other hand SD 720G scores 1715 in multi-scores on Geekbench 5. The Snapdragon 720G scores 2,81,012 while SD 678 gets 2,17,188 in ANTUTU 8 Benchmark test.
