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The Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 leads the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 in the AnTuTu and Geekbench results reported by 91mobiles, and its listed CPU peak clock is higher. The comparison also lists both chips as 4 nm platforms with an Adreno 710 GPU. Treat the scores as indicative rather than guaranteed: handset design, software, cooling and test conditions affect results.

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs 6s Gen 4: specifications at a glance

Specification Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
Process 4 nm, according to Qualcomm. 4 nm, according to Qualcomm’s product brief.
CPU Kryo CPU up to 2.2 GHz on Qualcomm’s page; 91mobiles lists 4 Cortex-A78 cores and 4 Cortex-A55 cores. 91mobiles lists 4 Cortex-A78 cores up to 2.4 GHz and 4 Cortex-A55 cores.
GPU Qualcomm identifies an Adreno GPU; 91mobiles specifies Adreno 710. Adreno 710, as listed by 91mobiles.
5G and wireless X62 modem; Release 16 5G with mmWave and sub-6 support, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 on Qualcomm’s platform page. Release 16 5G with mmWave and sub-6 support, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.4 in Qualcomm’s brief.
Display support Up to 120 fps at FHD+, according to Qualcomm. Up to 144 fps at FHD+, according to Qualcomm’s brief.
Other listed platform feature Quick Charge 4+. Camera capture support up to 200 MP.

The detailed CPU-core and GPU identification above comes from 91mobiles’ comparison, while Qualcomm’s cited Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 page describes its CPU as Kryo and GPU as Adreno. Platform support does not guarantee that a phone maker implements every capability: for example, a 144 fps display mode or 200 MP capture capability depends on the phone’s screen, camera hardware and software.

Which chipset is faster in the reported benchmarks?

In 91mobiles’ comparison, the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 scores higher in all three reported measures. These are that publisher’s results, not scores guaranteed for every handset.

Benchmark Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
AnTuTu 846,599 889,090
Geekbench single-core 948 1,016
Geekbench multi-core 2,764 2,979

91mobiles does not establish sufficiently matched phones, firmware, temperatures, repeated runs or benchmark versions in the cited comparison to treat these as controlled chip-only results. Use them as a directional comparison, not a prediction of a particular phone’s performance in games or daily use. The comparison page is 91mobiles’ Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 listing.

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How to interpret Qualcomm’s performance claims

Qualcomm cites improvements against each platform’s own previous generation: up to 35% CPU and 30% GPU for Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, and 36% CPU and 59% GPU for Snapdragon 6s Gen 4. The reference generations differ, so these percentages are not a direct head-to-head test and should not be compared as if they shared a baseline. See Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 platform page and Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 product brief.

What the chipset comparison means when choosing a phone

The reported results and higher listed performance-core clock favor the 6s Gen 4 on paper. They do not establish that every 6s Gen 4 phone will outperform every 6 Gen 1 phone in sustained gaming, battery life or everyday use. A chipset is only one part of a handset: cooling, memory, storage, display, software and power management all influence the experience.

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Before choosing between two phones, compare their actual specifications and price for your region:

  • Price and availability: compare the exact models sold where you live, rather than assuming that chipset determines value.
  • Memory and storage: verify the RAM and storage configuration of each specific model.
  • Cooling and sustained performance: a phone’s thermal design affects how well it can maintain performance during long gaming or demanding workloads.
  • Battery and display: compare battery capacity, screen characteristics and refresh-rate implementation; platform display support alone does not define the handset’s screen.
  • Camera hardware: check the actual sensors and processing features. A platform’s support for up to 200 MP capture does not mean every phone using it has a 200 MP camera.
  • Software and updates: compare each manufacturer’s software and update support.
  • Connectivity: check the phone’s implemented features and supported bands for your carrier and region, not just the chipset’s platform capabilities.

Qualcomm’s 2022 announcement of Snapdragon 6 and 4 Gen 1 provides launch context, but does not change the limitations of using platform-level figures to predict the performance of individual phones.

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