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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
32Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
31.9Inno Score
23.9CPU31.5
20GPU25.4
—Benchmarks42
—AIspec-based29
68Efficiencyspec-based32.1
2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 24 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 scores 32 against 31.9 for Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

  • Stronger CPU score: 32 vs 24
  • Stronger GPU score: 25 vs 20
  • 515% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 867 vs 141
  • 42% higher Max clock: 2.84 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 37% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,757 vs 2,014

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Announced20242019
Process4 nm+43%7 nm
TDP (typical)—10 W
Architecture—Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Cores88
Core configuration2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A551x2.84 GHz Cortex-A76 + 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4x1.79 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2 GHz2.84 GHz+42%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPUQualcomm Adreno 611Qualcomm Adreno 640

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 690
AI performance—7 TOPS

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—34.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
ModemSnapdragon 5G Modem-RF SystemSnapdragon X24 LTE
Max download1 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.15.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max displayFHD+ @ 90Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps4K@60fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
AnTuTu—600,000
Geekbench 6 (single)841Bottom 35%1,008+20%Bottom 48%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,014Bottom 32%2,757+37%Bottom 48%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme141Bottom 6%867+515%Bottom 36%

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