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MediaTek Helio G25
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

MediaTek Helio G25
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Helio G25 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

MediaTek Helio G25
MediaTek Helio G25
MediaTek Helio G25
  • Higher Technology: 12 nm (12 nm vs 14 nm)
  • Newer Launch Date: June 2020 (June 2020 vs November 2015)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
  • Higher Frequency: 2150 MHz (2000 MHz vs 2150 MHz)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
June 2020
Launch Date
November 2015
SmartPhone Low end
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
MT6762G
Model Name
MSM8996
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
Architecture
2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo
2x 1.593 GHz – Kryo
8
Cores
4
12 nm
Technology
14 nm
2000 MHz
Frequency
2150 MHz
-
Transistor count
2

GPU Specifications

PowerVR GE8320
GPU name
Adreno 530
650 MHz
GPU frequency
624 MHz
0.0418 TFLOPS
FLOPS
0.3194 TFLOPS
8
Shading units
256
4
Execution units
1
1.2
OpenCL version
2.0
1.1
Vulkan version
1.0
2400 x 1080
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
12
DirectX version
11

Connectivity

LTE Cat. 7
4G support
LTE Cat. 12
No
5G support
No
5.0
Bluetooth
4.1
5
Wi-Fi
5
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR4
1600 MHz
Memory frequency
1866 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
2x 32 Bit

Miscellaneous

No
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 680
-
L2 Cache
1 MB
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 21MP, 2x 13MP
Max camera resolution
1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
eMMC 5.1
Storage type
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0
1K at 30FPS
Video capture
4K at 30FPS
H.264, H.265
Video codecs
H.264, H.265
1080p at 30FPS
Video playback
4K at 30FPS
2 W
TDP
11 W
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Helio G25
186
Snapdragon 820
323 +74%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Helio G25
524
Snapdragon 820
827 +58%
FP32 (float)
Helio G25
40
Snapdragon 820
313 +683%
AnTuTu 10
Helio G25
160512
Snapdragon 820
265351 +65%