Snapdragon 712 SoC Review: Initial benchmarks from Qualcomm's latest processor

The Mi 9 SE does score around 13% more than the Lenovo Z5 Pro in AnTuTu v7 though, so Qualcomm has not been entirely misleading. Overall, the Snapdragon 712 averaged approximately 5.6% higher benchmark scores than the Snapdragon 710, which is unimpressive. This difference equates to a negligible difference real-world difference too, to the extent that you probably will not notice any performance improvements in daily use.

Unsurprisingly, the Snapdragon 712 cannot trouble the Snapdragon 855 in synthetic benchmarks. It does come within 10% of some Snapdragon 845 powered smartphones in certain benchmarks though. Typically, the two Snapdragon 800 series SoCs offer between 30% and 50% more power than the Snapdragon 712.

But, how does Qualcomm’s new midrange SoC performance in application-based browser benchmarks?

Perhaps expectedly, it is more of the same story. The Snapdragon 712 edges the Snapdragon 710 by around 4% to 10% in Octane V2 and Mozilla Kraken 1.1. The opposite is the case in WebXPRT 3 though, where the Mi 9 SE is tied with the Snapdragon 710 powered Nokia 8.1 and Lenovo Z5 Pro.

In short, the Snapdragon 712 offers better overall performance than the Snapdragon 710, albeit marginally. This should help smartphones equipped with the Snapdragon 712 perform slightly better in games and in everyday use, although synthetic benchmarks amplify this difference. Make sure to check out our Mi 9 SE review for power consumption tests if you have not already.