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Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

System on a chip

CPU cores
8
Process node
28 nm

Benchmark results

  • Reported score · version unreported · CPU Score30,362*Android Compare results
  • Reported score · version unreported · GPU Score4,237*Android Compare results
  • Reported score · version unreported · Total Score34,599*Android Compare results

Processing & platform

Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430
Processor
Cortex-A53
CPU cores
8
Architecture
64-bit
Manufacturing process
28 nm (TSMC 28LP)
Process node
28 nm

CPU core groups

  • CPU (platform ceiling up to 1.4 GHz)
    Cores
    8

Memory & storage

Storage technologies

  • Supported eMMC 5.1
  • Supported SD 3.0 (UHS-I)

Supported memory

  • Supported LPDDR3
    Technology
    LPDDR3

Connectivity & software

Software interfaces

  • OpenGL ES 3.1
  • OpenCL 2.0 Full
  • DirectX 11.2

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 6 fields
Platform
Android*
Scope and conditions
native_context
Platform
Android*
Category
SoC*
Category
SoC*
Scope and conditions
native_context
Platform
Android*
Category
SoC*
Device
239 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (8x 1.4GHz Cortex-A53)*
Scope and conditions
native_context
Platform
Android*
Category
SoC*
CPU Score
30,362*
Scope and conditions
native_context
Platform
Android*
Category
SoC*
GPU Score
4,237*
Scope and conditions
native_context
Platform
Android*
Category
SoC*
Total Score
34,599*
Scope and conditions
native_context
Platform
Android*
Category
SoC*
Specifications 2 · 60 fields
cores
8*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Cellular Modem-RF — Modem Name
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X6 LTE modem*
Scope and conditions
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CPU — Number of Cores
8*
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Display — Pixels
1920 × 1200*
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Wi-Fi — Spatial Streams
Up to 1*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Cellular Modem-RF — Peak Upload Speed
Up to 75.0* Mbps
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Location — Location Support
Qualcomm® Location*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Wi-Fi — Peak Speed
Up to 433.0* Mbps
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Process Node and Technology — Technology
LP*
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Cellular Modem-RF — Multi SIM
LTE Dual SIM*
Scope and conditions
scope
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Video Playback — Resolution
Up to 1080p*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Part — Part Number(s)
8937*
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Camera — Video Capture
Up to 1080p @ 30 fps*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Cellular Modem-RF — Cellular Modem-RF Specs
  • 1x20 MHz (UL)*
  • 2x10 MHz carrier aggregation (DL)*
  • LTE Category 4 (DL)*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Mobile Computing — Form Factor
Smartphones*
Scope and conditions
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Cellular Modem-RF — Calling Services
  • HD Voice over 3G and VoLTE*
  • Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) with LTE call continuity*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Interfaces — Supported Interfaces
USB 2.0*
Scope and conditions
scope
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Storage — eMMC
eMMC 5.1*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Bluetooth — Connection Technology
Bluetooth® Low Energy*
Scope and conditions
scope
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Wi-Fi — Peak QAM
256 QAM*
Scope and conditions
scope
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DSP — Name
Qualcomm® Hexagon™*
Scope and conditions
scope
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Wi-Fi — Peak Speed (range)
300-999 Mbps*
Scope and conditions
scope
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Process Node and Technology — Process Node
28.0* nm
Scope and conditions
scope
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Memory — Speed
800.0* MHz
Scope and conditions
scope
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Location — Location and Global Emergency Services
  • LTE Observed Time Difference of Arrival (OTDOA)*
  • Assisted GPS*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Location — Satellite Systems
  • GPS*
  • GLONASS*
  • Beidou*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Display — Maximum On-Device Display Resolution
  • WUXGA*
  • FHD+*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Wi-Fi — MIMO Configuration
1x1*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Camera — Image Signal Processor (ISP) Number
Dual ISP*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
GPU — Name
Qualcomm® Adreno™ 505*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Bluetooth — Specification Version
Bluetooth® 4.1*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Video Playback — Codecs
  • H.265 (High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC))*
  • H.264 (Advanced Video Coding (AVC))*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Charging — Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ technology support
Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0 technology*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Cellular Modem-RF — Performance Enhancement Technologies
Qualcomm® RF Front-End (RFFE) solution
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Universal Serial Bus (USB) — Specification Version
USB 2.0*
Scope and conditions
scope
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CPU — Architecture
64-bit*
Scope and conditions
scope
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Wi-Fi — Features
  • MU-MIMO*
  • Integrated baseband*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Cellular Modem-RF — Cellular Technology
  • LTE FDD*
  • TD-SCDMA*
  • LTE Broadcast*
  • EV-DO*
  • WCDMA (DC-HSUPA)*
  • LTE TDD*
  • CDMA 1x*
  • GSM/EDGE*
  • WCDMA (DC-HSDPA)*
Scope and conditions
scope
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Camera — Single Camera
Up to 21 MP*
Scope and conditions
scope
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architecture
64-bit*
Scope and conditions
scope
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Display — Maximum External Display Resolution
1080p*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Cellular Modem-RF — Peak Download Speed
Up to 150.0* Mbps
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Audio — Qualcomm® cVc™ Echo Cancelling and Noise Suppression (ECNS) technology support
Qualcomm® cVc™ Echo Cancelling and Noise Suppression*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Security — Features
  • Qualcomm® Device Lock Authentication*
  • Qualcomm® Processor Security*
  • Qualcomm® Content Protection*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Wi-Fi — Spectral Bands
  • 5.0* GHz
  • 2.4* GHz
Scope and conditions
scope
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Technology — Technology Category
Mobile*
Scope and conditions
scope
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Wi-Fi — Channels
  • 40.0* MHz
  • 20.0* MHz
  • 80.0* MHz
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NFC — Near Field Communications
Supported*
Scope and conditions
scope
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Memory — Type
LPDDR3*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Location — Features
Low Power Geofencing and Tracking*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
CPU — Clock Speed
Up to 1.4* GHz
Scope and conditions
scope
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Wi-Fi — Standards
  • 802.11a*
  • 802.11ac*
  • 802.11g*
  • 802.11n*
  • 802.11b*
Scope and conditions
scope
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Wi-Fi — Generation
  • Wi-Fi 4*
  • Wi-Fi 5*
Scope and conditions
scope
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Product Function — Application Processors
Smartphones*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
DSP — Features
Qualcomm All-Ways Aware™ technology*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Storage — SD
SD 3.0 (UHS-I)*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
Series — Snapdragon Mobile Platform Series
4 Series*
Scope and conditions
scope
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Applications — Product Applications
Mobile Computing*
Scope and conditions
scope
Manufacturer product-table options and reference capabilities. Variants may differ; no installed-device or exact laptop-SKU configuration is inferred.*
platform gpu
Adreno 505*
Scope and conditions
scope
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process node nm
28.0* nm
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* Provisional data