Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

vs

SoC Comparison Result

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

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3800 MHz (3800 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: November 2025 (November 2025 vs April 2025)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
November 2025
Launch Date
April 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8845
Model Name
SM8735
2x 3.8 GHz, 6x 3.32 GHz
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex-A720
8
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
3800 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 840
GPU name
Adreno 825
1200 MHz
GPU frequency
1150 MHz
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

LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
Yes
6.0
Bluetooth
6.0
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

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

Miscellaneous

Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
-
L2 Cache
2.75 MB
-
L3 cache
8 MB
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
2804 +33%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2116
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
10057 +42%
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
7082

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
8535
Oppo K13 Turbo Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
8191
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
1802
Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
1820
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
18388
Oppo K13 Turbo Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
17084