MediaTek Dimensity 8500
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
and
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3400 MHz vs 2400 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (January 2026 vs October 2025)
Basic
MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
January 2026
Launch Date
October 2025
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
Dimensity 8500
Model Name
SM6435-AA
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725, 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725, 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Architecture
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78, 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
3400 MHz
Frequency
2400 MHz
GPU Specifications
Mali-G720 MС8
GPU name
-
128
Shading units
-
3.2
OpenCL version
-
1.3
Vulkan version
-
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
2520 x 1080
Connectivity
-
Download speed
Up to 2900 Mbps
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.4
Wi-Fi 6E (a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
Audio codecs
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 4 + MCQ
Storage type
UFS 2.2
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.265
- VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
-
MediaTek NPU 880
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 8500
1693
+71%
Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
988
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 8500
6897
+184%
Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
2429
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 8500
2359462
+343%
Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
532494
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Vivo iQOO Z11 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1546
Motorola Moto G57 Power
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
278
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
13884
Motorola Moto G57 Power
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
2926
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Vivo iQOO Z11 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
4429
Motorola Moto G57 Power
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
775
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