Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Review and Features

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 is a processor unit for high-end smartphones.It can also be used in tablets.The performance of this processor, which is effectively seen in 2021, is actually similar to the old Snapdragon 855 Plus in many ways.In addition, it contains 16 GB of RAM and additional features for the camera experience.

There are three ARM Cortex-A76 cores in the processor that can reach speeds up to 2.42 GHz.In addition, it has four ARM Cortex-A55 cores that can reach 1.8 GHz .

Finally, the processor has an ARM Cortex-A76 clocked at 2.96 GHz .

The performance of the Snapdragon 860 processor is three times faster than the Snapdragon 845 .In addition, it offers better performance than the Kirin 980 processor.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Specifications

Its Snapdragon 860 processor competitor Kirin 990, although lower than the Mediatek Dimensity 1000 and Dimensity 1200 mobile processor models, performs close to it.

Similarly, it has been observed to perform better and close to the Snapdragon 855 Plus. You can get comprehensive information about the performance of the processor in the continuation of our article.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Overview

Smartphones with Snapdragon 860 processor promise a good user experience.The processor, which is very successful in graphics processing for those who like to play mobile games, also offers high-speed internet connection.In addition, Snapdragon 860 processor phones, which appeal to users who like to take photos (especially videos) and share them on social media, promise a good camera performance.

We can say the following about the general evaluation of the processor;

• It offers good performance for online and mobile games that need powerful hardware.
• It offers new features to the camera technology that will be used for video recordings.It allows to have more powerful options for depth sensing.
• It exhibits high-level performance in the operating system interface and mobile applications.

Some smartphone models with this processor;

•  Poco X3 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Comparison

You can see the comparison made according to the Snapdragon 860 CPU model, which is also close to the better or worse processor models, in the table below.The benchmark in this table was created with GeekBench 5 results.

It is clearly seen that the score of 860 in single-core and multi-core performance is lower than 855 Plus and 855.Although the 860 scores low compared to older processor models in the Geekbench 5 test, these scores are not exactly 100% accurate.

In terms of overall processor performance, battery life and gaming performance, Snapdragon 860 exhibits better user experience over 855 and 855 Plus.

If you wish , let's make the comparison between the processor models in the table above, according to the AnTuTu 9 score;

Finally, let's take a look at how the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro device with this processor performs in games;

We can say that the processor, which offers smooth performance values ​​at high graphics settings, is very successful in games.Especially in the extremely popular PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty: Mobile games.