Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Newer Launch Date: November 2025 (November 2025 vs October 2024)
  • Higher Frequency: 4000 MHz (3800 MHz vs 4000 MHz)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
November 2025
Launch Date
October 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8845
Model Name
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
2x 3.8 GHz, 6x 3.32 GHz
Architecture
2x 4 GHz – Cortex-X5
6x 0 GHz – Cortex-A730
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
3800 MHz
Frequency
4000 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 840
GPU name
-
1200 MHz
GPU frequency
-
512
Shading units
-
3.0
OpenCL version
-
1.4
Vulkan version
-
3840 x 2540
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
12.1
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
6.0
Bluetooth
5.4
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
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4800 MHz
Memory frequency
-
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
Audio codecs
-
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2804
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
2902 +3%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
10057 +2%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
9840