Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 vs Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 (with Adreno 611 graphics) and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 (Adreno 629). 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 4s Gen 2
  • Higher GPU frequency (~55%)
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
  • Performs 29% better in floating-point computations
  • 20% higher CPU clock speed (2400 vs 2000 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 23%) AnTuTu 11 score – 624K vs 506K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
CPU 223621 233766
GPU 32920 61522
Memory 110377 155235
UX 139839 173498
Total score 506757 624021
Samples [2 tests] Less than 3

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 99.9 MB/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 43.4 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 67.7 Mpixels/sec -
Image detection 33.2 images/sec -
HDR 62.6 Mpixels/sec -
Background blur 5.96 images/sec -
Photo processing 14 images/sec -
Ray tracing 2.79 Mpixels/sec -
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 0.34 images/sec -
Face detection 0.17 images/sec -
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec -
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec -
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec -
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec -
Stereo matching 1.47 Gpixels/sec -
Particle physics 26.5 FPS -
API OpenCL -
Samples Less than 3 -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
Web score 7809 -
Video editing score 3815 -
Data manipulation score 7519 -
Photo editing score 17589 -
Writing score 11947 -
Phones tested Less than 3 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (Xepher)AnTuTu 12546695
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-08 (Ishow_lolan)AnTuTu 11506757
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 611 Adreno 629
Architecture Adreno 600 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 840 MHz
Pipelines 1 1
Shading units 128 256
Total shaders 128 256
FLOPS 332.8 Gigaflops 430.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1200 2520 x 1200
Max camera resolution 1x 84MP, 2x 13MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 1000 Mbps Up to 2800 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 900 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced July 2024 May 2026
Class Mid range Low end
Model number SM4635 SM4850
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 official site

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