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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.6Inno Score
26.2CPU20.8
—Benchmarks20
68Efficiencyspec-based29.7
6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 40 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

  • Stronger CPU score: 26 vs 21
  • 164% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 897 vs 340
  • 141% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,117 vs 880
  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
  • 71% lower process: 4 nm vs 14 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20252016
Process4 nm+71%14 nm
TDP (typical)—11 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores8+100%4
Core configuration2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A552x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock2.3 GHz+7%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUAdreno 613Qualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR4X/LPDDR5LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemSnapdragon X61 5GSnapdragon X12 LTE
Max download2.5 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.14.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu—230,000
Geekbench 6 (single)897+164%Bottom 36%340Bottom 10%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,117+141%Bottom 36%880Bottom 6%

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