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Fast Charge: Leaked Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 benchmarks should make Apple worried
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OPINION: The OnePlus 13 has appeared in Geekbench 6 result listings, complete with the yet-unreleased Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, and it looks like it’s an absolute powerhouse of processing power that could finally bring the fight to Apple’s A-series chipsets.
While theSnapdragon 8 Gen 3delivers the best performance possible on Android smartphones, with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra achieving scores of 6853 in Geekbench 6’s multi-core CPU test, Apple’s chipsets – like theA17 Proand newly releasedA18 Pro– lead the pack.
Take last year’s A17 Pro, for example. It launched just a month before the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, appearing on theiPhone 15 Proand delivered scores of 7149 in that same Geekbench 6 multi-core test, and we’re expecting even better scores from theiPhone 16 Proand its A18 Pro – but I’m yet to benchmark the smartphone, so I can’t say for sure.
But, things could be about to change with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. Qualcomm has already confirmed that we’ll be seeing the chipset at this year’s Snapdragon Summit, due to once again take place in October, and teased at last year’s event that it’d sport the same Oryon CPU architecture as theSnapdragon X Elite chipset. Considering just how powerful Qualcomm’s laptop chipset is, it was an exciting prospect indeed.
And, it looks like it’s not just a bunch of hot air either, with what’s claimed to be the OnePlus 13appearing on Geekbench 6(its name is OnePlus PJZ110 on the listing), complete with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and 16GB of RAM. What’s remarkable, however, is the score itself, boasting a single-core score of 3216 and a multi-core score of 10,051.
Compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3’s best-performing smartphone in our benchmark testing, theRedMagic 9S Pro, that represents a boost of just over 3000 points. That’s more in line with Apple’s desktop-class M2 chipset, with theiPad Air (2024)scoring 10,023 in the same test.
Now, there’s a chance that these numbers are either misrepresented or plain wrong because the clock rates of 3.53GHz and 4.32GHz are extremely high and would likely make the phone overheat pretty quickly, but it’s also possible that the new Oryon CPU architecture simply allows for such impressive performance.
If it is true, it could signal the first time that Qualcomm chipsets outclass competing mobile chipsets from Apple, and it could force Apple to begin adoption of its previously Mac- and iPad-exclusive M-series chipset within its iPhone range – but that’s just pure speculation for now.
In real terms, it could allow game developers to bring previously console-exclusive titles to Android, much like what happened with the iPhone with the introduction of last year’s A17 Pro. If your iPhone is powerful enough, you can play games like Resident Evil Village straight from your iPhone.
If that game availability was combined with the gaming-focused features from the likes of RedMagic and Asus, it could make for the ultimate gaming phone.
We’ll have to wait and see for now, but with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and OnePlus 13 both aiming for an October release (the latter is China-only for now, sadly), we don’t havethatlong to find out.
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Lewis is the Mobile Editor of Trusted Reviews with plenty of phone experience, from the Nokia 3210 to the iPhone 14 Pro Max. He has been in the tech industry writing about phones, headphones, tablets,…
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