Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Newer Launch Date: December 2025 (December 2025 vs November 2022)
  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (6 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (2900 MHz vs 3200 MHz)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
December 2025
Launch Date
November 2022
SmartPhone Low end
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM6225-AF
Model Name
SM8550-AB
4x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
8
Cores
8
6 nm
Technology
4 nm
2900 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 610
GPU name
Adreno 740
-
GPU frequency
680 MHz
-
FLOPS
3.4816 TFLOPS
128
Shading units
1280
-
Execution units
2
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.1
Vulkan version
1.1
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
12.1
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

Up to 390 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 13
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
No
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
5.3
5
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
2133 MHz
Memory frequency
4200 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

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L2 Cache
1 MB
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 2.2
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
1K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
1080p at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
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TDP
6.3 W
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
928
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1993 +115%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
2049
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
5328 +160%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
405227
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1550709 +283%
AntuTu 11
Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
505682
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1757044 +247%