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MediaTek Helio P35
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

MediaTek Helio P35
vs
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Helio P35 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

MediaTek Helio P35
MediaTek Helio P35
MediaTek Helio P35
  • Higher Technology: 12 nm (12 nm vs 28 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 2300 MHz (2300 MHz vs 1400 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: December 2018 (December 2018 vs September 2015)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
December 2018
Launch Date
September 2015
SmartPhone Low end
Platform
SmartPhone Low end
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
MT6765
Model Name
MSM8937
4x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53
Architecture
8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
8
Cores
8
12 nm
Technology
28 nm
2300 MHz
Frequency
1400 MHz
-
Transistor count
1

GPU Specifications

PowerVR GE8320
GPU name
Adreno 505
680 MHz
GPU frequency
450 MHz
0.0435 TFLOPS
FLOPS
0.0432 TFLOPS
8
Shading units
48
4
Execution units
1
1.2
OpenCL version
2.0
1.1
Vulkan version
1.0
2400 x 1080
Max display resolution
1920 x 1200
12
DirectX version
11

Connectivity

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

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR3
1600 MHz
Memory frequency
800 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
1x 32 Bit

Miscellaneous

No
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 536
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 25MP, 2x 13MP
Max camera resolution
1x 21MP
eMMC 5.1
Storage type
eMMC 5.1
1K at 30FPS
Video capture
1K at 30FPS
H.264, H.265
Video codecs
H.264, H.265
1080p at 30FPS
Video playback
1080p at 60FPS
2.2 W
TDP
6 W
ARMv8-A
Instruction set
ARMv8-A

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Helio P35
261 +27%
Snapdragon 430
206
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Helio P35
814
Snapdragon 430
832 +2%
FP32 (float)
Helio P35
44 +5%
Snapdragon 430
42
AnTuTu 10
Helio P35
141956 +3%
Snapdragon 430
138030

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