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Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 vs Snapdragon 480
Qualcomm has recently announced their 2 new chipsets 4 Gen 1 and 6 Gen 1 for the mid range & budget 5G phones. These are the latest from the company and has many good features as well. In which, today we are comparing the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 with the other market alternatives available in similar ranges.
Today, we are comparing this chip to the Snapdragon 480 chipset, which is the Qualcomm last gen 4-gen series chipset.
Performance
| Specs | Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 | Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 6 nm | 8 nm |
| Cores | 2x Arm Cortex-A78 up to 2.0GHz 6x Arm Cortex-A55 up to 1.8GHz | 2x Arm Cortex A76 up to 2.2GHz 6x Arm Cortex A55 up to 1.8GHz |
| RAM Type | LPDDR4X 4266Mbps | LPDDR4X @ 4266Mbps |
| Storage | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2, emmc5.1 |
| Instruction Set | — | ARMv8 |
| TDP | — | 3W |
As per the information we find above, the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 chip is equipped with better gen cores & architecture.
Connectivity
| Specs | Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 | Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| 5G Support | Yes, sub-6GHz technology | Yes, sub-6GHz technology |
| Modem Used | Snapdragon™ X51 5G Modem-RF System | Snapdragon™ X51 5G Modem-RF System |
| Max Speed | Peak Download Speed: Up to 800MBps, 2.5Gbps (5G) Peak Upload Speed: Up to 210MBps, 0.9GBps (5G) | Peak Download Speed: Up to 800MBps, 2.5Gbps (5G) Peak Upload Speed: Upto 210MBps, 660MBps (5G) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 Support | Wi-Fi 6 Support |
| Bluetooth | V5.2 | V5.1 |
| GPS | Dual-Band Navic Support | Dual-Band Navic Support |
| MIMO | 4×4 MIMO | 4×4 MIMO |
In terms of Network & Connectivity, Both chipsets are very similar in the segment. Both features the same X51 modem, but snapdragon 480 chipset WiFi 6 connectivity too.
Display & Camera Support
| Specs | Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 | Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Max Resolution | FHD+ @ 120 Hz | FHD+ @ 120Hz |
| NPU | Spectra 346T ISP 12-bit | Spectra 345 |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 @ 700MHz | Adreno 619 @ 840MHz |
| Video Recording | 1080 at 60FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| LENS Support | 108MP, 25MP+13MP | 64MP, 16MP+16MP |
| Video Playback | 1080p at 60FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| HDR Recording | HEVC 10-bit, MFNR | HEVC 10-bit, MFNR |
Qualcomm has used the same graphics and ISP in both chipset. While, Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 gets slightly lower GPU frequency.
Benchmarks
| Specs | Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 | Snapdragon 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Antutu V9 Score | 389K | 324K |
| Antutu GPU Score | 88K | 79K |
| Centurian Mark | 103.4 | 101.9 |
| Geekbench | 640 Single-core 1936 Multi-Core | 544 Single Core 1768 Multicore |
As per the current benchmark scores available, Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 chipset seems slightly powerful then the snapdragon 480 chipset even it comes with higher GPU frequency.
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