Snapdragon 685 vs Unisoc T616
The Snapdragon 685 and the Unisoc T616 are both entry-level chips, made by Qualcomm and Unisoc. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (1,580 vs 1,550), but the Snapdragon 685 is 9% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelSingle-core Geekbench 6
Snapdragon 685 +9%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Snapdragon 685 | Unisoc T616 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Qualcomm | Unisoc |
| Class | Entry | Entry |
| Announced | Mar 2023 | Sep 2021 |
| Process | 6 nm TSMC | 12 nm TSMC |
| CPU | 8 cores 4× 2.8 GHz + 4× 1.9 GHz | 8 cores 2× 2.0 GHz + 6× 1.8 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | 2.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 610 | Mali-G57 MP1 |
| 5G modem | 4G only | 4G only |
| Place in our ranking | #102 of 112 (better) | #103 of 112 |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 480 (better) | 440 |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 1,580 | 1,550 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | — | 54 |
| Phones in our database | 2 phones | 1 phone |
| Best-rated phone | REDMI Note 13 5.2 | — |
| Newest phone | REDMI 15 Aug 2025 | Cubot KingKong ES Pro Jul 2026 |
Phones with the Snapdragon 685
2 phones in our database, best rated first.
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5.2
REDMI Note 13
6.67″ 120 Hz, 108 MP camera, 5,000 mAh
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5.0
REDMI 15
6.9″ 144 Hz, 50 MP camera, 7,000 mAh
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Phones with the Unisoc T616
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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Cubot KingKong ES Pro
6.56″ 90 Hz, 64 MP camera, 5,100 mAh
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Snapdragon 685 vs Unisoc T616: FAQ
Which is faster, the Snapdragon 685 or the Unisoc T616?
In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (1,580 vs 1,550), but the Snapdragon 685 is 9% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which is newer, the Snapdragon 685 or the Unisoc T616?
The Snapdragon 685 is newer: it was announced in March 2023, while the Unisoc T616 was announced in September 2021.
Which phones use the Snapdragon 685 and the Unisoc T616?
The Snapdragon 685 powers 2 phones in our database, including the REDMI Note 13 and REDMI 15. The Unisoc T616 powers one phone in our database: the Cubot KingKong ES Pro.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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