Mobile processor comparison

Google Tensor G4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 39
Different values 31
Quick factual highlights
Google Tensor G4 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Architecture 1x 3.1 GHz - Cortex-X43x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.92 GHz - Cortex-A520 2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3100 MHz 4320 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
TDP Not available 8.2 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
L2 cache Not available 12 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 5333 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 64 Gbit/s 85.4 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
GPU Mali-G715 MP7 Adreno 830
GPU architecture Valhall 4th gen Adreno 800
GPU clock 940 MHz 1100 MHz
Shaders 128 768
FLOPS 1792 Gigaflops 3379.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
DirectX Not available 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Yes Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2400 3840 x 2540
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 320MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
4G Not available LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 5.3 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationGoogle Tensor G4Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
Release August 2024 October 2024
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available SM8750-AB
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Devices in database 3 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Google Tensor G4

5G
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
Google

Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2424 pixels…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4650 mAh
5G
Google Pixel 9a
Google

Google Pixel 9a

3.8
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2424 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5100 mAh
5G
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Google

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1344 × 2992 p…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5060 mAh
5G
Google Pixel 9 Pro
Google

Google Pixel 9 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2856 p…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4700 mAh
5G
Google Pixel 9
Google

Google Pixel 9

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2424 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4700 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

5G
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy S25+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25+

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4900 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy S25
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
Oppo Pad 4 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Pad 4 Pro

3.0
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 68.7G colors, 144 Hz, 2400 × 3392 pix…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 12140 mAh
5G
Oppo Find N5
Oppo

Oppo Find N5

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1140 × 2616 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5600 mAh
5G
Honor GT Pro
Honor

Honor GT Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1264 × 2800…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7200 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7 Pro
Honor

Honor Magic7 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2800 p…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5850 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7
Honor

Honor Magic7

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2800 p…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5650 mAh