Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 vs Helio G88

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (with Adreno 619 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G88 (Mali-G52 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
  • Performs 3.7x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 12 nm)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 43%) AnTuTu 11 score โ€“ 521K vs 365K
  • Supports 27% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 13.41 GB/s)
Pros of MediaTek Helio G88
  • Higher GPU frequency (~43%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
521686
365001
CPU 229840 144055
GPU 49950 28590
Memory 101579 86093
UX 140317 106263
Total score 521686 365001
Samples [7 tests] [32 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
2048
1375
Asset compression 101.5 MB/sec 74.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 54.9 pages/sec 37.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 79.8 Mpixels/sec 50.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 42 images/sec 26 images/sec
HDR 66.8 Mpixels/sec 45.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 6.11 images/sec 3.14 images/sec
Photo processing 21.4 images/sec 13.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.84 Mpixels/sec 2.11 Mpixels/sec
Samples 4 tests 15 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 2.15 images/sec 1.92 images/sec
Face detection 1.1 images/sec 1.09 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.08 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 0.63 Gpixels/sec 3.57 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 201.4 FPS 168 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples Less than 3 4 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 82
Graphics test - 1 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 308 181
Stability 99% 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
10369
8575
Web score 12259 10167
Video editing score 4529 6126
Data manipulation score 8023 5214
Photo editing score 23033 18013
Writing score 12626 7926
Phones tested 2 models 11 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-19 (RรธFรฎKรผL)AnTuTu584179
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-12 (Mark)AnTuTu403824
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-06 (Sean O)AnTuTu521686
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-15 (Chxp)AnTuTu523738
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-23 (Eddy)AnTuTu490749
MediaTek Helio G88
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-02 (Nlinh)AnTuTu388036
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Tamim)AnTuTu365753
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-17 (StalinxQQ)AnTuTu375099
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-07 (user_chupapu)AnTuTu378680
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-02 (Mpanpis)AnTuTu373290

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 and Helio G88

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A78
6x 1.8 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A55
2x 2 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz โ€“ Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 619 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 700 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 2 2
Shading units 128 24
Total shaders 256 48
FLOPS 358.4 Gigaflops 96 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 13.41 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X51 -
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 7
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 900 Mbps Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced October 2022 June 2021
Class Low end Low end
Model number SM4375 MT6769H
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 official site MediaTek Helio G88 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 -

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