Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus phones: benchmarks, gaming & which to buy
What the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus delivers in real phones: benchmark scores, gaming performance, battery efficiency and the phones that ship with it.
What the Snapdragon 778G Plus is
The 2021 upper-midrange workhorse, refreshed a year later with slightly higher clocks — the chip phone makers reached for whenever they needed flagship-adjacent everyday speed without flagship pricing. It ranks #52 of 79 in our catalog (AnTuTu about 820K, Geekbench 6 near 1,060 single-core and 3,010 multi-core). Full scores on the Snapdragon 778G Plus page.
Everyday and gaming performance
About 15/100 on our gaming scale — fine for casual titles and smooth for everything social, shopping and streaming, but not a chip you buy for heavy 3D. Its real strengths are efficiency and modem quality: 778G phones routinely outlasted same-year flagships on battery. In 2026 it remains a comfortable daily driver for undemanding use.
Phones that ship with it
| Phone | Year | Used / Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Honor 70 | 2022 | $422 / $550 |
| Nothing Phone (1) | 2022 | $314 / $500 |
| Motorola Edge 30 | 2022 | $254 / $550 |
Buying advice
The Motorola Edge 30 near $254 is the value pick of this roster — clean Android, light build, our price data shows the steepest discount from launch. The Nothing Phone (1) review covers the most design-forward option near $314, and the Honor 70 review the camera-led one (sold in most regions with Google services; check regional availability). At the same money the Dimensity 7300 guide shows the newer midrange alternative, and the base Snapdragon 778G is the nearly identical sibling found a tier lower on the used market.
Benchmarks
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,059 #49 of 80 SoCs |
|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 3,012 #47 of 80 SoCs |
| AnTuTu benchmark | 820,210 #52 of 80 SoCs |