The Best Snapdragon 845 Smartphones Around

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The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 is extremely fast. Furthermore, Qualcomm’s chip also comes paired with an impressive GPU, the Adreno 630.

The new Snapdragon 845 is a major step forward from its predecessor the Snapdragon 835. Also, one of the more exciting improvements was a gain of 20-40 percent in GPU performance.

So what are the best Snapdragon 845 phones out there?

Released phones

Samsung Galaxy S9/S9 Plus:

Key Specs:

PLATFORM	OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Exynos 9810 Octa – EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 – USA & China
	CPU	Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) – EMEA Octa-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) – USA & China
	GPU	Mali-G72 MP18 – EMEA Adreno 630 – USA & China

BODY	Dimensions	158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	189 g (6.67 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		– Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) – IP68 certified – dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

DISPLAY	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	6.2 inches, 98.3 cm² (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		– HDR10 compliant – 3D Touch (home button only) – Always-on display

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual SIM model only
	Internal	64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	Dual: 12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF) + 12MP (f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6″, 1µm, AF), OIS, phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec., check quality
	Secondary	8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6″, 1.22µm), autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		– 32-bit/384kHz audio – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	FM radio (USA & Canada only)
	USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Sony Xperia XZ2, XZ2 Compact and XZ2 Premium:

Key Specs:

PLATFORM	OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
	CPU	Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
	GPU	Adreno 630

BODY	Dimensions	153 x 72 x 11.1 mm (6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 in)
	Weight	198 g (6.98 oz)
	Build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) & aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		– IP65/IP68 certified – dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.7 inches, 83.8 cm² (~76.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes, up to 10 fingers
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		– HDR BT.2020 compliant – Triluminos display – X-Reality Engine

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual SIM model only
	Internal	64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	19 MP (f/2.0, 25mm, 1/2.3″, 1.22µm), gyro EIS, predictive phase detection and laser autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps, check quality
	Secondary	5 MP (f/2.2, 1/5″), gyro EIS, 1080p

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	No
		– 24-bit/192kHz audio – Dynamic vibration system – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host

Announced and Upcoming Phones

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S:

Key Specs:

PLATFORM	OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
	CPU	Octa-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
	GPU	Adreno 630

BODY	Dimensions	150.9 x 74.9 x 8.1 mm (5.94 x 2.95 x 0.32 in)
	Weight	191 g (6.74 oz)
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.99 inches, 92.6 cm² (~81.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
		– MIUI 9.5

MEMORY	Card slot	No
	Internal	256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm) + 12 MP (f/2.4, 1/2.9″, 1.0µm), 2x optical zoom, dual pixel phase detection autofocus, 4-axis OIS, dual-LED dual-tone flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
	Secondary	5 MP, (f/2.0, 1.4µm), 1080p

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	No
		– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – 3.5 mm to USB-C headphone adapter incl.

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Asus ZenFone 5Z:

Key Specs:

PLATFORM	OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
	CPU	Octa-core (4×2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
	GPU	Adreno 630

BODY	Dimensions	153 x 75.7 x 7.9 mm (6.02 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	155 g (5.47 oz)
	Build	Front glass, aluminum body
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	6.2 inches, 96.9 cm² (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2246 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes, up to 10 fingers
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
		– 95% DCI-P3 coverage – ASUS ZenUI 5.0

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
	Internal	256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 24mm, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, PDAF) + 8 MP (f/2.0, 12mm, 1/4″, 1.12µm), phase detection autofocus, gyro EIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
	Secondary	8 MP (f/2.0, 24mm, 1/4″, 1.12µm), gyro EIS, 1080p

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with dual speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		– 24-bit/192kHz audio – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – DTS Headphone X

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, WiFi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v5.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector