Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 phones: benchmarks, gaming & which to buy
What the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 delivers in real phones: benchmark scores, gaming performance, battery efficiency and the phones that ship with it.
What the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is
Qualcomm's 2024 sub-flagship: the architecture generation of the 8 Gen 3, trimmed to hit thinner and cheaper phones. It ranks #17 of 79 in our catalog (AnTuTu about 1.8 million, Geekbench 6 near 1,920 single-core and 5,180 multi-core) — flagship-adjacent numbers for upper-midrange money. Full scores on the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 page.
Performance and gaming
About 40/100 on our gaming scale — a notch below the full 8 Gen 3 in peak graphics, but with the same effortless everyday response and modern on-device AI features. For a midrange phone it is a lot of sustained performance, which is exactly what the compact foldables built on it needed.
Phones that ship with it
| Phone | Year | Used / Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Motorola Razr Plus (2025) | 2024 | $290 / $999 |
| Motorola Razr Plus (2024) | 2024 | $255 / $999 |
| Motorola Razr Plus (2026) | 2026 | — / — |
| Xiaomi 14 Civi | 2024 | $350 / $520 |
Buying advice
The Razr Plus line is where this chip makes most sense: the 2024 model near $255 and the 2025 model near $290 are compact foldables with near-flagship speed — our Razr Plus (2024) review and Razr Plus (2025) review cover both generations. The Xiaomi 14 Civi near $350 is the candy-bar alternative with the same silicon. If your budget stretches further, the 8 Gen 2 guide explains what the previous full flagship still offers at similar used money.
Benchmarks
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,923 #22 of 80 SoCs |
|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 5,179 #24 of 80 SoCs |
| AnTuTu benchmark | 1,797,821 #17 of 80 SoCs |