Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026, comparison of GPUs Adreno 203 and Adreno 305.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 is single-core (ARM Cortex-A5) and Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like PCMark, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, 3DMark, PassMark, Neocore, AnTuTu, Quadrant, Octane V2, Geekbench, even the gaming performance of processors in Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3 etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 or Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

-54%

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

22%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026
Total score	17324	19590
CPU	4859	5485
GPU	6585	7454
MEM	2774	3139
UX	3128	3520

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026
Single-Core	60	52
Multi-Core	211	239

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026
Frequency	1000 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	1	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A5	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR2/3
Max. Memory	0.5 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	333	533
Memory bandwidth	6	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 is 16% better than Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 has 3 more core than Snapdragon 400 APQ8026. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 203	Adreno 305
GPU Frequency	245 MHz	450 MHz
GFloPS	7.8	21.6
# of Cores
# of Shader Units	16	24
Display	854 x 480 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	4.5	3.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.2	14.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	7.4	8.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	7.2	6.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.4	10.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.6	18.1
Real Racing 3	9.3	16.6
Sniper 3D	11.8	13.3
Need for Speed No Limits	10.4	14.9
Mortal Kombat X	9.6	10.8
CSR Racing 2	8.9	10.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly.
Due to the low performance of the processors, the results of the gaming tests are calculated by analogy with other more powerful CPUs from the site database. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	5 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	HD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE modem
Upload speed		50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 is better: 30
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 specs and review.

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 specs and review.