MediaTek Dimensity 8500
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 8500 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3400 MHz vs 2630 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (January 2026 vs November 2023)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
January 2026
Launch Date
November 2023
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Dimensity 8500
Model Name
SM7550-AB
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725, 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725, 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Architecture
1x 2.63 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
3400 MHz
Frequency
2630 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G720 MС8
GPU name
Adreno 720
128
Shading units
-
3.2
OpenCL version
2.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.3
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
3360 x 1600

Connectivity

-
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.3
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

MediaTek NPU 880
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
UFS 4 + MCQ
Storage type
UFS 3.1
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
-
TDP
6 W
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.6-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 8500
1693 +47%
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
1149
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 8500
6897 +103%
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
3394
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 8500
2359462 +175%
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
856488