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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
20.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
—Inno Score
20.5CPU100
20GPU—
20Efficiencyspec-based100
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 14 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 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 6s 4G Gen 1

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

  • Stronger CPU score: 100 vs 21
  • 3695% higher Max download: 14.8 Gbps vs 0.4 Gbps
  • 138% higher Max clock: 5 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • 82% lower process: 2 nm vs 11 nm

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Announced20242026
Process11 nm2 nm+82%
Architecture—64-bit Qualcomm Oryon CPU

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A532x5.0 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x4.0 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.1 GHz5 GHz+138%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
GPUQualcomm Adreno 610Adreno GPU

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
NPUQualcomm HexagonHexagon NPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5X/LPDDR6-5300

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
ModemSnapdragon X11 LTE ModemQualcomm X105 5G Modem-RF
Max download0.4 Gbps14.8 Gbps+3695%
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 8
Bluetooth5.16.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Max displayFHD+ @ 60Hz4K+ @ 120Hz / QHD+ @ 240Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
Geekbench 6 (single)336Bottom 9%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,158Bottom 8%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme115Bottom 1%—

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