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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
34.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
36Inno Score
25.8CPU29.6
21.1GPU24.4
34.9Benchmarks—
76.2Efficiencyspec-based68
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 26 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 scores 34.9 against 36 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 edges ahead in CPU and GPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4

  • Stronger CPU score: 30 vs 26
  • Stronger GPU score: 24 vs 21
  • 119% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 744 vs 340
  • 43% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,930 vs 2,051
  • 16% higher Max download: 2.9 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Announced20232025
Process4 nm4 nm
TDP (typical)5 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A554x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.2 GHz2.4 GHz+9%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
GPUAdreno 613Adreno 710

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
NPUHexagon NPUHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR4X/LPDDR5X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
ModemSnapdragon X61 5GQualcomm 5G Modem-RF System
Max download2.5 Gbps2.9 Gbps+16%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.15.4

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Max displayFHD+ @ 120HzFHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
AnTuTu452,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)924Bottom 40%1,014+10%Bottom 48%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,051Bottom 34%2,930+43%Top 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme340Bottom 4%744+119%Bottom 13%

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