Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
The Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 are both upper mid-range chips made by Qualcomm. In Geekbench 6, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 is 8% faster in multi-core (4,378 vs 4,050) and 29% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 +8%Single-core Geekbench 6
Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 +29%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Qualcomm | Qualcomm |
| Class | Upper mid-range | Upper mid-range |
| Announced | May 2025 | — |
| Process | 4 nm TSMC | — |
| CPU | 8 cores 1× 2.8 GHz + 4× 2.4 GHz + 3× 1.8 GHz | — |
| Max CPU speed | 2.8 GHz | — |
| GPU | Adreno 722 | — |
| 5G modem | Built-in 5G | — |
| Place in our ranking | #50 of 112 | #45 of 112 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 1,310 | 1,687 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 4,050 | 4,378 (better) |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | 751 | — |
| Phones in our database | 7 phones | 1 phone |
| Best-rated phone | realme 16 Pro+ 5G 7.9 | POCO F5 6.4 |
| Lowest US launch price | $499 Nothing Phone (4a) Pro | — |
| Newest phone | OPPO Reno16 5G Jun 2026 | POCO F5 May 2023 |
Phones with the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
7 phones in our database, best rated first.
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7.9
realme 16 Pro+ 5G
6.8″ 144 Hz, 200 MP camera, 7,000 mAh
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7.8
OPPO Reno16 5G
6.32″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 6,000 mAh
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7.8
vivo V70
6.59″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 6,500 mAh
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7.7
OPPO Reno15 5G
6.59″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 6,500 mAh
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Phones with the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2: FAQ
Which is faster, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 or the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2?
In Geekbench 6, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 is 8% faster in multi-core (4,378 vs 4,050) and 29% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which phones use the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2?
The Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 powers 7 phones in our database, including the realme 16 Pro+ 5G, OPPO Reno16 5G and vivo V70. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $499, for the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro. The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 powers one phone in our database: the POCO F5.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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