Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 phones: benchmarks, gaming & which to buy
What the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 delivers in real phones: benchmark scores, gaming performance, battery efficiency and the phones that ship with it.
What the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 is
Qualcomm's mid-2022 refresh of the 8 Gen 1 — same architecture, moved to a more efficient foundry line, and the difference showed: the overheating and throttling complaints that followed the original largely disappeared. It ranks #27 of 79 in our catalog (AnTuTu about 1.42 million, Geekbench 6 near 1,760 single-core and 4,690 multi-core) and carried the late-2022 flagship wave. Full scores on the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 page.
Performance and gaming
Around 32/100 on our gaming scale — a clear step up from the 8 Gen 1 in sustained loads, where the efficiency fix matters most, and still fluent for every everyday task in 2026. Heavy 3D gaming is comfortable at high settings; only the newest ray-traced titles push it out of its depth.
Phones that ship with it
| Phone | Year | Used / Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 | 2022 | $349 / $1,800 |
| Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 | 2022 | $152 / $999 |
| Nothing Phone (2) | 2023 | $389 / $599 |
| Motorola Razr Plus | 2023 | $235 / $1,199 |
| Motorola ThinkPhone | 2023 | — / $699 |
Buying advice
This is the sweet spot of 2022-era Android: the Z Flip 4 near $152 and the Z Fold 4 near $349 are half-price flagships with the thermals sorted — our Fold 4 review covers the foldable angle in detail. Outside Samsung, the Nothing Phone (2) review shows the chip in a $389 design-forward package. If you want more headroom, the 8 Gen 2 guide is the next rung; if you found an 8 Gen 1 deal instead, read its guide first — the refresh is worth paying a little extra for.
Benchmarks
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,761 #23 of 80 SoCs |
|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 4,688 #25 of 80 SoCs |
| AnTuTu benchmark | 1,420,808 #27 of 80 SoCs |