The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 sits squarely in 2025’s “flagship-killer” sweet spot—pairing near-elite CPU grunt with slightly dialed-back GPU clocks to keep prices sane.

Note: If you buy something from our links, we might earn a commission. See our disclosure statement.

To see how that silicon translates into real-world performance, we’ve rounded up every phone already shipping (or soft-launching) with the 8s Gen 4 and stitched together the first wave of Geekbench, AnTuTu, and 3DMark scores.

Use this as your cheat sheet before the next buying spree, or to decide whether waiting for the Q3 batch makes sense.

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Competition

Faceofit.com

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Competition

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 – Who it’s up against in 2025

"Premium-lite" / affordable flagships

MediaTek Dimensity 8450: MediaTek markets the new 8450 as the explicit answer to Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, pairing an “all-big-core” CPU cluster with its NPU 880 and Agentic AI Engine to chase the same price/performance slot.
MediaTek Dimensity 8400 / 8400 Ultra: 4 nm, eight Cortex-A725 “all-big-core” design, Mali-G720 MP7, Wi-Fi 7—benchmarks put it neck-and-neck with the 8s Gen 4’s single-/multi-core scores.

Upper-premium cross-shop

MediaTek Dimensity 9400 / 9400e: Flagship-class successor that outpaces 8s Gen 4 in CPU and GPU efficiency in early hands-on tests—makes OEMs think twice about paying for Qualcomm’s mid-tier silicon.
Samsung Exynos 2600: Samsung’s 2 nm part hits ~2,950/10,200 in Geekbench 6; early yields suggest it will power Galaxy S26 variants and slot between Snapdragon 8 Elite and 8s Gen 4 in cost.

Ecosystem alternates

Google Tensor G5: First fully-TSMC 3 nm Tensor (Pixel 10) featuring a CPU configuration of 1x Cortex-X4, 5x A725, and 2x A520 cores, IMG ray-tracing GPU and ~40 % faster TPU—Google’s AI-heavy alternative in the same performance bracket.
Apple A19 Pro: Built on TSMC “N3P” 3 nm for iPhone 17 Pro; while iOS-only, it frames the high-efficiency, high-IPC end of this class for cross-platform comparisons.

Where Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 sits

Qualcomm’s chip itself is fabricated on TSMC’s N4P 4 nm node, pairs a 3.2 GHz Cortex-X4 with A720/A520 cores, supports Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, and records up to 4 K 60 HDR video—offering ~2.0 K / 6.8 K Geekbench 6 scores in early devices.

Performance & Feature Comparison

Geekbench 6 Scores (Higher is Better)

NPU Performance (Scale 1-5, 5 Best)

Qualitative Feature Comparison (Scale 1-5, 5 Best)

How to choose (quick pointers)

Performance per rupee / dollar: Dimensity 8450/8400 tend to undercut Snapdragon phones by 5–10 % while matching day-to-day speed; 9400e costs more but leads in sustained loads.
AI accelerators: Qualcomm’s Hexagon NPU versus MediaTek’s NPU 880 versus Google’s TPU—match the chip to the on-device AI features you care about.
Camera pipelines: 8s Gen 4’s 18-bit ISP caps video at 4 K 60; A19 Pro, 9400e and Exynos 2600 climb to 8 K capture.
Modem & bands: Qualcomm’s X72 modem is still the compatibility king; Korean and Chinese flagships on Exynos/MediaTek may drop mmWave support in some regions.
Ecosystem lock-in: Apple and Google chips shine only inside their own OS “gardens”; Snapdragon and Dimensity give OEMs more flexibility.

Phones with Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

Below is a round-up of every Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 phone that already has public synthetic-benchmark numbers. Scores come from first-wave reviews, leaked Geekbench Browser entries, and Kimovil / tech-insider databases, so expect ±3 % variance once mass-retail firmware lands.

Phone (RAM tested)	Geekbench 6 Single / Multi	AnTuTu v10 Total score	3DMark Wild Life Extreme Best-loop score	Notes

¹ POCO’s GPU score hasn’t leaked as a single number—reviewers only shared the stress-test stability (~57 – 60%) and peak temp (~45 °C).

² Full AnTuTu breakdown (CPU/GPU/MEM/UX) was 466 k / 938 k / 431 k / 325 k.

AnTuTu v10 Scores for Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Phones (Higher is Better)

Geekbench 6 Scores for Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Phones (Higher is Better)

Quick take-aways

CPU parity, GPU spread: Geekbench results bunch tightly (~3% spread), confirming the same 1x Cortex-X4 + 3x A720 + 4x A520 cluster across all devices. GPU scores vary more because OEMs tweak thermal envelopes differently.
Best peak GPU today: Redmi Turbo 4 Pro leads with a 4 649 WL Extreme run—about 25 % behind Snapdragon 8 Elite devices but ~12 % ahead of the Neo 10.
Thermals & sustained load: POCO F7’s mediocre WL Extreme stability hints at conservative tuning for its slim chassis; iQOO’s 58 % is typical, while Redmi’s larger VC cooler lets it stretch legs.

What to watch next

Upcoming devices: Moto Edge 50 Fusion+, Realme GT Neo-X and Nothing Phone (3) 512 GB variant should land in Q3 2025—keep an eye on whether they can break the 2.3 M AnTuTu / 5 k WL Extreme barrier.

For most buyers looking at a sub-₹45 k / sub-$600 “flagship-lite,” the real head-to-head in 2025 is Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 versus Dimensity 8450/8400. If you’re willing to pay a bit more and want bleeding-edge efficiency, Dimensity 9400e (or Samsung’s Exynos 2600 in the next Galaxy) steals the headlines—while Apple and Google remain platform-specific reference points.

Affiliate Disclosure: Faceofit.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.