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
ProcessorSnapdragon 678Snapdragon 720
CPU2x Kryo 460 Gold @ 2.2 GHz
6x Kryo 460 Silver @ 1.7 GHz2x Kryo 465 Gold @ 2.3 GHz
6x Kryo 465 Silver@ 1.8 GHz
GPUAdreno 612Adreno 618
MODEMX12 LTE (LTE: 600 Mbps down, 150 Mbps up)X15 (LTE: 800 Mbps down, 150 Mbps up)
Fabrication Process11nm8nm
DSP / NPUHexagon 685 DSPHexagon 692 DSP
Memory Controller2x 16-bit CH @ 1866MHz LPDDR4X2x 16-bit CH @ 1866MHz LPDDR4X
Wi-Fi802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n802.11a/b/g/n, 802.11ax-ready, 802.11ac Wave 2
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.0
CameraDual Spectra 250L ISP
1x 25MP with ZSL
2x 16MP with ZSL
up to 192MP single cameraDual Spectra 350 ISP
1x 32MP with ZSL
2x 16MP with ZSL
up to 192MP single camera
Videoup to 4K@30fpsup to 4K@30fps
ChargingQuick Charge 4+ technologyQuick Charge 4.0 technology
Audio192kHz/24bit192kHz/24bit
NFCsupportedsupported
LocationBeidou, Galileo, GLONASS,
GPS, QZSS, SBASDual 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.
