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Performance

CPU frequency: typical values for Android phones

Half of Android phones in the catalog have CPU frequency below 2.3 GHz, and 80% fall between 1.8 GHz and 3.2 GHz (4,054 models with data).

Median2.3 GHz
Median 20262.4 GHz
Typical range1.8 GHz – 3.2 GHz
Models4,054
Distribution

How CPU frequency is distributed

03396771,0161,3541.21.82.22.83.23.84.21.2–1.5: 941.5–1.8: 2851.8–2: 2712–2.2: 13542.2–2.5: 7422.5–2.8: 3922.8–3: 2753–3.2: 3173.2–3.5: 1513.5–3.8: 223.8–4: 184–4.2: 194.2–4.5: 114Median 2.3 GHz
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
CPU frequency1.8 GHz2 GHz2.3 GHz2.6 GHz3.2 GHz

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median CPU frequency by year

0 GHz0.8 GHz1.5 GHz2.3 GHz3 GHz201820192020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest CPU frequency

1 Honor Win2
Honor · 2026
Win2
6.9″Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 610,100 mAh200 MP
5 GHz
9.4
2 OnePlus 16
OnePlus · 2026
16
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 69,000 mAh200 MP
5 GHz
9.7
3 ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+
ZTE · 2026
nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 68,400 mAh50 MP
5 GHz
9.7
4 ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro
ZTE · 2026
nubia RedMagic 12 Pro
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 68,400 mAh50 MP
5 GHz
9.7
5 Xiaomi 18 Pro Max
Xiaomi · 2026
18 Pro Max
6.9″Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 68,500 mAh200 MP
5 GHz
9.7
6 Vivo iQOO 16
Vivo · 2026
iQOO 16
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 68,400 mAh50 MP
5 GHz
9.7
7 Motorola Signature 27
Motorola · 2026
Signature 27
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 67,000 mAh50 MP
5 GHz
9.7
8 Honor Magic9 Pro Max
Honor · 2026
Magic9 Pro Max
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 68,800 mAh200 MP
5 GHz
9.7
9 Xiaomi 18 Pro
Xiaomi · 2026
18 Pro
6.4″Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 67,000 mAh200 MP
5 GHz
9.6
10 Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Samsung · 2026
Galaxy S26 Ultra
6.9″Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 55,000 mAh200 MP
4.7 GHz
9.6
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