Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 25
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 4320 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 8.2 W 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
L2 cache 12 MB 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 5333 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 85.4 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Adreno 830 Adreno 740
GPU architecture Adreno 800 Adreno 700
GPU clock 1100 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 768 768
FLOPS 3379.2 Gigaflops 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2540 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth 6.0 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release October 2024 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number SM8750-AB SM8550-AB
Storage support UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database Not available 56
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24 Flip
Samsung

Samsung W24 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24
Samsung

Samsung W24

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh