Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 phones: benchmarks, gaming & which to buy
What the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 delivers in real phones: benchmark scores, gaming performance, battery efficiency and the phones that ship with it.
What the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 is
The 2025 refresh of Qualcomm's budget-midrange line — same tier as the 6 Gen 1, two process generations newer, and now quick enough that the "6" prefix undersells it. It ranks #44 of 79 in our catalog (AnTuTu about 975K, Geekbench 6 near 1,090 single-core and 3,150 multi-core). Full scores on the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 page.
Everyday and gaming performance
About 18/100 on our gaming scale — for a budget chip, unusually strong: mainstream titles run comfortably at medium settings, and the efficiency carries straight into two-day battery results. Everyday performance is indistinguishable from midrange chips a tier above; the gap only opens in heavy 3D.
Phones that ship with it
| Phone | Year | Launch price |
|---|---|---|
| Nothing Phone (4b) | 2026 | $329 |
| Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G | 2025 | $460 |
Buying advice
Both roster phones are new-market buys at this point. The Nothing Phone (4b) at $329 is the value headline — our Phone (4b) review covers the design-forward package around this chip. The Honor Magic 8 Lite review covers the $460 durability-and-battery route (check regional availability). Against MediaTek's same-tier offering, our Dimensity 7400 guide is the direct comparison; the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 page shows the next rung up in Qualcomm's own stack.
Benchmarks
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,087 #46 of 80 SoCs |
|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 3,148 #45 of 80 SoCs |
| AnTuTu benchmark | 975,254 #44 of 80 SoCs |