Subj : Leaked Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 benchmarks tease iPhone-crushing power, To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Mon Mar 11 2024 13:00:06 Leaked Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 benchmarks tease iPhone-crushing power, but dont get too excited Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:55:04 +0000 Description: Leaked benchmark scores for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset tease big improvements over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. FULL STORY ====================================================================== The performance gap between flagship chipsets narrows further every year, to the point where the real-world differences are negligible, but that doesnt stop enthusiastic leakers from making bold claims about the on-paper power of one chipset over another. The next flagship face-off will see Qualcomms Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 up against Apples as-yet-unannounced A18, and a new rumor from South Korea (via NotebookCheck ) suggests that the former will boast better benchmark scores than the latter. Specifically, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 which is all but certain to power the Samsung Galaxy S25 and more of the best Android phones in 2025 will reportedly achieve a single-core Geekbench score of around 3500, where Apples iPhone 16 -bound A18 struggles to break 3300. Qualcomms next flagship chipset will supposedly outperform Apples equivalent in multi-core and GPU tests, too. So, might this mean that the Galaxy S25 is an objectively more powerful phone than the iPhone 16? Judging by these numbers, yes but theres a big caveat to consider here. The latest flagships from Samsung and Apple boast comparable levels of power (Image credit: Future / Roland Moore-Colyer) The leaker notes that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4s prime core will be clocked at 4.3GHz, which is significantly higher than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3s equivalent 3.3GHz figure. A 4.3GHz clock speed isnt yet viable on a smartphone, so while it may result in impressive lab-based benchmark scores, we wouldnt place too much stock in seeing comparable scores replicated by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4-powered smartphone. That said, Qualcomms next flagship chipset still looks set to be a formidable beast. The company is, for the first time, using its own, more powerful Oryon cores to produce the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 its previous chipsets were produced using cores licensed from Arm and the upcoming chipset could also be Qualcomms first to be made using a 3nm process, which essentially allows for 70% more transistors (and thus better heat efficiency) than the 5nm process. Qualcomm SVP Chris Patrick has already teased that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will deliver astonishing levels of performance, so were excited to see how phones like the Galaxy S25 fare when equipped with this next-generation brain. Don't bet against Apple The iPhone 15 Pro (Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd) Of course, Apples A18 will no doubt boast incredible performance, too. According to sources, the Neural Engine in the next iPhone chipset will have significantly more cores than the Neural Engine in the A17 Pro , so the iPhone 16 could match or beat the best Android phones when it comes to AI capabilities. Weve also heard that every iPhone 16 model will have an A18 chipset , where previous years have seen Apples latest and greatest chipsets reserved for the very best iPhones , like the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max . In any case, well have to wait until early next year before we can directly compare the performance of the iPhone 16 against the Galaxy S25 and thus pit Apples A18 chipset against Qualcomms Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 but its exciting to think that smartphones will be getting even more powerful in the months to come. You might also like... Apple is about to make it much easier to switch to Android Google Pixel update brings Circle to Search to even more Pixel phones Googles affordable Pixel 8a may not be so affordable after all ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/phones/leaked-snapdragon-8-gen-4-benchmarks-tease-ip hone-crushing-power-but-dont-get-too-excited --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .