Mobile processor comparison

Apple A17 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 820

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

CPU A

Apple A17 Pro

6 cores 3780 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A17 GPU
Compared fields 42
Different values 41
Quick factual highlights
Apple A17 Pro
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
MediaTek Dimensity 820
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A17 ProMediaTek Dimensity 820
Architecture 2x 3.78 GHz - Everest4x 2.11 GHz - Sawtooth 4x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A764x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 3780 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.6-A ARMv8.3-A
Process technology 3 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistors 19 billion Not available
TDP Not available 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A17 ProMediaTek Dimensity 820
L1 cache 256 KB Not available
L2 cache 16 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 17.07 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A17 ProMediaTek Dimensity 820
GPU Apple A17 GPU Mali-G57 MC5
GPU architecture Not available Valhall
GPU clock 1398 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units 6 5
Shaders 128 80
FLOPS 2147.2 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan Not available 1.1
OpenCL Not available 2.0
DirectX Not available 12
Neural processor / NPU Apple Neural Engine Yes

Display and media

SpecificationApple A17 ProMediaTek Dimensity 820
Maximum display resolution 2796 x 1290 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A17 ProMediaTek Dimensity 820
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7500 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Up to 211 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.3 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationApple A17 ProMediaTek Dimensity 820
Release September 2023 May 2020
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number APL1V02 MT6875
Storage support NVMe UFS 2.2
Devices in database 2 4
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A17 Pro

5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4422 mAh
5G
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Apple

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3274 mAh

MediaTek Dimensity 820

5G
Vivo S9e
Vivo

Vivo S9e

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4100 mAh
5G
Vivo S7t
Vivo

Vivo S7t

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Redmi 10X Pro 5G
Redmi

Redmi 10X Pro 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4520 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Redmi 10X 5G
Redmi

Redmi 10X 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4520 mAh