A glimpse of Snapdragon 8 Gen 4’s performance was demonstrated in the OnePlus13, where the chipset scored one of the highest single-core scores and outperformed the A18 Pro by 18% in multi-core results. At the time these results were leaked, there was no mention of chipset power consumption, the latter being an important metric when evaluating a smartphone’s chipset capabilities. According to OnePlus executives, Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is said to be a customized version for the next flagship that will outperform Apple’s top-end silicon in the area of power efficiency.
According to previous results, the A18 Pro was drawing 12 watts when reaching just under 10,000 points in Geekbench 6. ‘Customized’ Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 should consume less power
OnePlus executive Cai Zxuan made a bold claim about the microblogging platform on Weibo, claiming it will feature a customized Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 that will outperform the A18 Pro in power efficiency. For comparison, an individual with the username Jikanglucky reported that Apple’s flagship SoC in the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max draws up to 12 watts when running Geekbench 6, with single-core and multi-core scores. 3,701. 9,615 each.
The OnePlus 13 was previously spotted on Geekbench 6 with scores of 3,236 and 10,049, with the performance core running at 4.32 GHz and the efficiency core running at 3.53 GHz. Qualcomm is presumably giving its phone partners the freedom to tweak the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4’s frequency to improve performance, as long as manufacturers can control the heat. The aforementioned clock speeds are relatively high, but there’s no mention of how hot the chipset gets or anything related to power consumption.
Also, in the Weibo post, @4k_isn A thread has formed on X, with various people commenting that OnePlus has claimed to have beaten Apple in the past, but has fallen short many times. Stay tuned as we’ll find out in the coming days whether the company will repeat history again or ultimately emerge victorious.
News source: Weibo
