Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 1050 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 36
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 1050 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1050Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 2x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A786x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2500 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP Not available 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1050Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
L2 cache Not available 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency Not available 4200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth Not available 67.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory Not available 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1050Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Mali-G610 MC3 Adreno 740
GPU architecture Valhall Adreno 700
GPU clock Not available 680 MHz
Execution units 3 2
Shaders Not available 768
FLOPS Not available 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek APU 550 Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1050Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1050Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4G LTE Cat. 19 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 1600 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 1050Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release May 2022 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number Not available SM8550-AB
Storage support UFS 2.1, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 1 56
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 1050

5G
Motorola Edge 2022
Motorola

Motorola Edge 2022

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24 Flip
Samsung

Samsung W24 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W24
Samsung

Samsung W24

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh