4 Snapdragon Processor Ranking Lists: The Comprehensive Chipset Guide for Phone Shoppers

Why do you need chipset ranking, and why a Snapdragon processor ranking, specifically? Qualcomm is a popular mobile processor manufacturer and an industry leader. The manufacturer produces chipsets (processors) that span the three broad tiers of the smartphone market – premium flagships, mid-rangers, and the entry-level segments.

Chipset ranking can depend on factors such as the intended use of the chipsets in question, their specific features and capabilities it offers (e.g. network capabilities), and its performance. The ranking provided on this page takes these factors into consideration, but the overriding factor is performance. Of course, the higher a processor ranks in terms of performance, the more capable it is in terms of features. There are always a few exceptions to that rule of course, and there are some processors with higher performance which lack certain features that some lower ranked processors have. that As such, there is no universal way to rank them.

As such, chipset ranking is not an exact science. It is more of a general guide. For more specifics, you have to dig into the specs sheet of each chipset. As this chipset ranking article is specifically about Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, note that sometimes, Qualcomm’s chip naming system is confusing, as you will find some chips with a lower number but with superior capabilities to some other numbered higher. The lists below help to clear away some of that confusion. They also let you see which models are the best and most powerful (which are used in the most expensive smartphones), and which ones are used in cheaper Android phones.

Premium Flagship Snapdragon Processor Ranking List

This chipset ranking provides the exclusive list of the best Snapdragon processors in the market. Android smartphones using any of these chipsets are the most powerful cell phones in the market in 2022.

1. Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 – announced in November 2022
2. Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
3. Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
4. Snapdragon 888+
5. Snapdragon 888
6. Snapdragon 870
7. Snapdragon 865+
8. Snapdragon 865

Upper Mid-range Snapdragon Processor Ranking List

A quick note to clarify things about this list. You will find flagship processors from years past listed here, and that is because, in terms of CPU performance today, these older flagship chips fall among the current crop of mid-rangers. As such, they are listed here, because the idea of the lists on this page is to help you with a fair picture of how each processor ranks in terms of CPU performance.

1. Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
2. Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 – announced in September 2022
3. Snapdragon 782G
4. Snapdragon 780G
5. Snapdragon 778G
6. Snapdragon 768G
7. Snapdragon 765G
8. Snapdragon 765
9. Snapdragon 855+
10. Snapdragon 860
11. Snapdragon 750G
12. Snapdragon 855
13. Snapdragon 845
14. Snapdragon 835
15. Snapdragon 695 5G
16. Snapdragon 732G
17. Snapdragon 720G
18. Snapdragon 730G

Lower Mid-range Snapdragon Processor Ranking List

These Snapdragon chipsets provide decent performance for Android smartphones at a lower budget price point.

1. Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 – released in September 2022
2. Snapdragon 690
3. Snapdragon 730
4. Snapdragon 480
5. Snapdragon 712
6. Snapdragon 678
7. Snapdragon 710
8. Snapdragon 675
9. Snapdragon 660
10. Snapdragon 670
11. Snapdragon 665
12. Snapdragon 662
13. Snapdragon 460
14. Snapdragon 636
15. Snapdragon 632
16. Snapdragon 630
17. Snapdragon 625
18. Snapdragon 626

Entry-level Snapdragon Processor Ranking List

1. Snapdragon 450
2. Snapdragon 439
3. Snapdragon 430
4. Snapdragon 435

The above lists of Snapdragon processor rankings are compiled from information available from Qualcomm and AnTuTu. If we left any out, please leave a comment below to mention its name, and we will fill in the information. For ranking of 5G Qualcomm chipsets, see our Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G Processor List. We also have a MediaTek Processor Ranking article, for your convenience.

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