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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
26.7Inno Score
26.2CPU22.6
—Benchmarks27
68Efficiencyspec-based34.5
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 41 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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 23
  • 114% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 897 vs 420
  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
  • 32% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,117 vs 1,600

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Announced20252017
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
TDP (typical)—9 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A554x2.45 GHz Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) + 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280
Max clock2.3 GHz2.45 GHz+7%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPUAdreno 613Qualcomm Adreno 540

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Memory typeLPDDR4X/LPDDR5LPDDR4X-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
ModemSnapdragon X61 5GSnapdragon X16 LTE
Max download2.5 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.15.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
AnTuTu—330,000
Geekbench 6 (single)897+114%Bottom 36%420Bottom 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,117+32%Bottom 36%1,600Bottom 17%

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