After the unveiling of Qualcomm’s new 5G-enabled 7-series chipsets, the line between mid-range and flagship chipsets is getting blurred pretty often. Recently, we have seen that flagship features such as premium CPU cores and connectivity support for new technologies are making their way to mid-range chips. And that’s not a bad thing at all. Qualcomm recently released the Snapdragon 780G chipset, which is said to become the new king in the mid-tier SoC market. It’s the successor to last year’s Snapdragon 765G, which gave us some of the best 5G phones in 2020, including the OnePlus Nord, Pixel 5, and more. So if you want to find out who wins the fight between Snapdragon 780G vs Snapdragon 765G, follow our comparison below.
Here, we have compared the specs between Snapdragon 780G and Snapdragon 765G. You can expand the table below and move to the relevant section easily.
Specs Comparison
- CPU and GPU
Snapdragon 765G was one of the first 7-series chips to bring flagship-level features in a mid-range SoC. It was followed by the Snapdragon 768G, which is a minor upgrade over the Snapdragon 765G. Now, that changes after the announcement of Snapdragon 780G. To begin with the CPU, the Snapdragon 780G comes with four A78 cores, which are flagship cores available in the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 888 SoC. On the other hand, the Snapdragon 765G features just two A76 cores and six A55 efficient cores. Clearly, the Snapdragon 780G will be a beast of a gaming chip in the mid-range segment.
CPU and GPU
- Camera Capability
In terms of camera prowess, both the processors seem to be on par, except that the Spectra 570 ISP on Snapdragon 780G has support for triple concurrency. It is the same feature that is available on the flagship Snapdragon 888 SoC. It means that the ISP onboard is powerful enough to capture a 25MP image on all of its three cameras without any stutters. That is amazing, right?
Camera Capability
Connectivity and 5G
Coming to connectivity, the Snapdragon 780G has brought flagship-level specs to the mid-range segment with its FastConnect 6900 system. You have support for WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, NavIC, and more onboard. In contrast, the FastConnect 6200 system on Snapdragon 765G brings support for WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, and the NavIC satellite system.
Among all this, the most surprising factor is 5G. You would expect Snapdragon 780G to come with all the bells and whistles of a 5G system, but that is not the case here. Instead, the X53 5G modem on Snapdragon 780G is a downgrade from Snapdragon 765G’s X52 modem. The X53 modem, although incremental in number, only has support for the sub-6 GHz 5G band. There is no support for premium mmWave 5G bands and that’s disappointing.
I don’t have to make a case here for Snapdragon 780G as it’s obviously much better than Snapdragon 765G, at least on paper. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G has already launched with the Snapdragon 780G chipset, and the iQOO Z3 Pro is said to be coming with the same chipset under the hood. It will be interesting to see the performance difference between 765G and 780G and how much closer the Snapdragon 780G is to the flagship Snapdragon 888 chipset.
