The arrival of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is just around the corner, and the San Diego chipmaker has confirmed that we can expect to see its next-generation mobile processor at Qualcomm's annual Snapdragon Summit in October

The latest leaks about Qualcomm's upcoming superchip come from Ice Universe on X, the leaks-gathering powerhouse The chip is also said to be featured in Samsung's Galaxy S25 series, which tells us what we can expect to see from these devices

If these numbers are accurate, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 scored very impressively In our single-core test, it scored 3,236 For comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S24 with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor scored 2,235 in the test, and the OnePlus 12 scored 2,188

The multicore score of 10,049 trounced the S24 and OnePlus 12; the OnePlus 12 only managed 6,525 on the Gen 3 chip, and the S24 barely beat it with 6,922

For more modern results, Apple just announced its new iPhone 16 lineup with the A18 processor, and benchmarks for Cupertino's newest device are already in the works

The A18's single-core performance was 3,114, a slightly lower score than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 However, it sits firmly between the OnePlus 12 and Galaxy S24's multi-core performance score of 6,666 Still, it is nearly 4,000 points lower than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4

Assuming these numbers are accurate, we are looking at a powerful chip, which may be necessary for all the AI features smartphone makers are now trying to cram into their phones

In a sense, the only real competition for the iPhone 16 is Samsung's Galaxy S24 series, OnePlus12, and Google's new Pixel 9 lineup, which are already on the market However, it won't be long before the Samsung Galaxy S25 launches in January 2025; OnePlus released the 12 in February of this year, shortly after Samsung's announcement, so it shouldn't be too far behind Samsung

There are a few caveats to consider when looking at these numbers One is that Geekbench leaks are not always what they claim to be Multiple factors could cause the base numbers to change Also, since this is only one leaked test, there are no other benchmarks to compare to However, if these numbers are close to the truth, the next generation of Android devices running this will look quite good Also,

and second, the Ice Universe benchmark claims that the phone was utilizing the Android 15 operating system; Android 15 was only officially released in early September, first before it was included in other models Given that it is being rolled out gradually to Pixel devices, we raised our eyebrows That said, if this leak was an internal test, OnePlus may have access to a version of Android 15 to play with on new phones during development

We won't know until we get our hands on a device with a next-generation chip, but this sounds promising