Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Newer Launch Date: April 2025 (April 2025 vs October 2023)
  • Higher Frequency: 3300 MHz (3200 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
  • Higher Max Bandwidth: 76,8 GB/s (76.8 Gbit/s vs 76,8 GB/s)

Basic

Qualcomm
Label Name
Qualcomm
April 2025
Launch Date
October 2023
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM8735
Model Name
SM8650-AB
1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X4 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A720 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex-A720
Architecture
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x (3x3.2 GHz/2x3.0GHz) – Cortex-A720 2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
3200 MHz
Frequency
3300 MHz

GPU Specifications

Adreno 825
GPU name
Adreno 750
1150 MHz
GPU frequency
770 MHz
-
OpenCL version
3.0 FP
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
4K @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz

Connectivity

-
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
LPDDR5X
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
76.8 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
76,8 GB/s

Miscellaneous

Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
2.75 MB
L2 Cache
-
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2116
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
2192 +4%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
7082
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
7085 +0%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2230196 +15%
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
1933536