Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Launch Date
May 2026
November 2025
Platform
SmartPhone Low end
SmartPhone Flagship
Manufacturing
-
TSMC
Model Name
Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
SM8845
Architecture
2x 2.4 GHz - Kryo Performance; 6x 2.0 GHz - Kryo Efficiency
2x 3.8 GHz –
6x 3.32 GHz –
6x 3.32 GHz –
Cores
8
8
Technology
4 nm
3 nm
Frequency
2.4 GHz
3800 MHz
Instruction set
64-bit
ARMv9.2-A
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Qualcomm Adreno GPU
Adreno 840
GPU frequency
-
1200 MHz
Max display resolution
FHD+ at 144 Hz; HD+ 900 x 1600 at 120 Hz
3840 x 2540
Shading units
-
512
OpenCL version
OpenCL 3.0
3.0
Vulkan version
Vulkan 1.3
1.4
DirectX version
-
12.1
Connectivity
Download speed
-
Up to 10000 Mbps
4G support
5G/4G DSDA
LTE Cat. 24
5G support
Sub-6 GHz 5G; SA and NSA; FDD and TDD; DSS; 140 MHz bandwidth; 4x4 MIMO; downlink up to 2.8 Gbps; uplink up to 900 Mbps; Release 17
Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.1
6.0
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5; 802.11ac, 802.11a/b/g/n; 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
7
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC L1 + L5, QZSS; dual-frequency GNSS L1 + L5
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LP-DDR4x
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
-
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
Audio codecs
Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec; Qualcomm Aqstic smart speaker amplifier; Qualcomm aptX audio
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
Max camera resolution
108 MP; 32 MP single camera with ZSL; 16 MP + 16 MP dual camera with ZSL
1x 320MP
Storage type
UFS 3.1 2-Lane
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Video playback
Hardware-accelerated H.265 and VP9 decoder
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
1080p dual video capture at 30 FPS; 720p slow-motion video capture at 120 FPS; H.264 and H.265 video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Neural processor (NPU)
-
Hexagon
Advantages
Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
- Newer Launch Date: May 2026 (May 2026 vs November 2025)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
- Higher Technology: 3 nm (4 nm vs 3 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3800 MHz (2.4 GHz vs 3800 MHz)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
943
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
+194%
2776
Multi Core
Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
2410
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
+305%
9761
AntuTu 11
Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
624021
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
+390%
3057215
SiliconCat Rating
136
Ranks 136 among all SOC on our website
22
Ranks 22 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
