Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of the characteristics and performance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 mobile processors. This comparison will help you determine which one best suits your needs.
Basic
Label Name
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Launch Date
February 2025
May 2026
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
SmartPhone Mid range
Manufacturing
TSMC
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Model Name
SM6650
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Architecture
1x 2.3 GHz – Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
3x 2.2 GHz – Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
4x 2.6 GHz - Kryo Performance; 4x 2.0 GHz - Kryo Efficiency
Cores
8
8
Technology
4 nm
4 nm
Frequency
2300 MHz
2.6 GHz
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
64-bit
GPU Specifications
GPU name
Adreno 810
Qualcomm Adreno GPU
GPU frequency
895 MHz
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Max display resolution
3360 x 1600
FHD+ at 144 Hz
FLOPS
0.4582 TFLOPS
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Shading units
128
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OpenCL version
3.0
OpenCL 2.0 FP
Vulkan version
1.3
Vulkan 1.3
DirectX version
12.1
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Connectivity
Download speed
Up to 2900 Mbps
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4G support
LTE Cat. 18
5G/4G DSDA
5G support
Yes
Sub-6 GHz 5G; SA and NSA; TDD and FDD; TDD-FDD aggregation; DSS; 140 MHz bandwidth; downlink up to 2.8 Gbps; Release 17
Bluetooth
5.4
Bluetooth 6.0; LE Audio; Bluetooth Channel Sounding
Wi-Fi
6
Wi-Fi 7; 802.11be, 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11a/b/g/n; up to 5.8 Gbps; up to 320 MHz channels
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC; dual-frequency GNSS L1 + L5
Memory Specifications
Memory type
LPDDR5
LP-DDR4x, LP-DDR5
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
LP-DDR4x: 2100 MHz; LP-DDR5: 3200 MHz
Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit
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Miscellaneous
Audio codecs
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec; Qualcomm Aqstic smart speaker amplifier; Snapdragon Sound; Qualcomm XPAN
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
200 MP; 64 MP single camera with ZSL; 16 MP + 16 MP dual camera with ZSL
Storage type
UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.265
- VP9
H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, HLG
Video playback
4K at 30FPS
Hardware-accelerated H.265 and VP9 decoder; HLG HDR playback
Video capture
4K at 30FPS
4K HDR video capture at 30 FPS; 720p slow-motion video capture at 240 FPS; HEVC and H.264 video capture
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
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Advantages
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
- Higher Frequency: 2300 MHz (2300 MHz vs 2.6 GHz)
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
- Newer Launch Date: May 2026 (February 2025 vs May 2026)
Geekbench 6
Single Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
1119
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
+5%
1180
Multi Core
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
2983
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
+17%
3501
SiliconCat Rating
101
Ranks 101 among all SOC on our website
83
Ranks 83 among all SOC on our website
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
