Advantages
- Higher Technology: 4 nm (6 nm vs 4 nm)
- Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (2300 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (June 2024 vs January 2026)
Basic
Qualcomm
Label Name
MediaTek
June 2024
Launch Date
January 2026
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
SM6375-AC
Model Name
Dimensity 8500
2x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725, 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725, 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
8
Cores
8
6 nm
Technology
4 nm
2300 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz
GPU Specifications
Adreno 619
GPU name
Mali-G720 MС8
128
Shading units
128
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.2
1.1
Vulkan version
1.3
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440
12.1
DirectX version
-
Connectivity
Up to 2500 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 18
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
5.4
5
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
2133 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
1x 108MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
UFS 2.2
Storage type
UFS 4 + MCQ
1K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
1080p at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
4 W
TDP
-
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Hexagon
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 880
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
929
Dimensity 8500
1693
+82%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
2013
Dimensity 8500
6897
+243%
AnTuTu 10
Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
622608
Dimensity 8500
2359462
+279%
AntuTu 11
Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
617626
Dimensity 8500
2120347
+243%
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