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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.6Inno Score
24.8CPU20.8
—Benchmarks20
36Efficiencyspec-based29.7
6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 20 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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

  • Stronger CPU score: 25 vs 21
  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
  • 61% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 1,421 vs 880
  • 57% lower process: 6 nm vs 14 nm
  • 45% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 494 vs 340

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20252016
Process6 nm+57%14 nm
TDP (typical)—11 W
Architecture—Armv8

CPU

CPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores8+100%4
Core configuration4x2.9 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A532x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock2.9 GHz+35%2.15 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUAdreno 610Qualcomm Adreno 530

AI

AI comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPUQualcomm HexagonQualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR4X-2133LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemQualcomm LTE ModemSnapdragon X12 LTE
Max download0.4 Gbps—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.24.2

Media

Media comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max displayFHD+ @ 120Hz4K @ 60Hz
Video capture1080p@60fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu—230,000
Geekbench 6 (single)494+45%Bottom 18%340Bottom 10%
Geekbench 6 (multi)1,421+61%Bottom 16%880Bottom 6%

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