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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
73.8Inno Score
24.8CPU67.9
—Benchmarks80.1
36Efficiencyspec-based77.2
0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 24 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 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 2

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

  • Stronger CPU score: 68 vs 25
  • 547% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 9,200 vs 1,421
  • 507% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,000 vs 494
  • 50% lower process: 3 nm vs 6 nm
  • 31% higher Max clock: 3.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Announced20252025
Process6 nm3 nm+50%
TDP (typical)—9 W
Architecture—Armv9 (Oryon)

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.9 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A532x3.8 GHz Oryon Prime + 6x3.32 GHz Oryon Performance
Max clock2.9 GHz3.8 GHz+31%

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
GPUAdreno 610Qualcomm Adreno 840 (binned)

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
NPUQualcomm HexagonQualcomm Hexagon

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth—77 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
ModemQualcomm LTE ModemSnapdragon X80 5G
Max download0.4 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.26.0

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max displayFHD+ @ 120HzWQHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
AnTuTu—2,724,754Top 21%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)—866,588Top 13%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)—853,716Top 21%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)—368,524Top 13%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)—635,926Top 13%
Geekbench 6 (single)494Bottom 18%3,000+507%Top 8%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,421Bottom 16%9,200+547%Top 7%

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