Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 700 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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

Compared fields 43
Different values 38
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 700
  • More CPU cores
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 700Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 2.2 GHz - Kryo2x 1.6 GHz - Kryo
CPU cores 8 4
Clock speed 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 14 nanometers
Transistors Not available 2 billion
TDP 6 W 11 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 700Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
L1 cache 512 KB 32 KB
L2 cache 1 MB Not available
L3 cache 2 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17.07 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 700Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPU Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 530
GPU architecture Valhall 1st gen Adreno 500
GPU clock 950 MHz 624 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 64 256
FLOPS 243.2 Gigaflops 498 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Hexagon 680

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 700Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 H.264, H.265
Audio codecs - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 700Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 12
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 2770 Mbps Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1250 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.1 4.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 700Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Release November 2020 November 2015
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6833V/ZA MSM8996
Storage support UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0
Devices in database 104 42
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 700

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Dual SIM

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A14 5G

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G SC-56C
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A23 5G SC-56C

3.4
Smartphone
Display
TFT 16M colors 720 × 1560 pixels (5.80 inches…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Wide6
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Wide6

2.5
Smartphone
Display
PLS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy M13 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy M13 5G

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A13 5G

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A22s 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A22s 5G

3.4
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

4G
Samsung W2017
Samsung

Samsung W2017

2.9
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (4…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 2300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active

3.3
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
4G
LG Q8 X800K
LG

LG Q8 X800K

2.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG Q8
LG

LG Q8

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG V20 US996
LG

LG V20 US996

3.4
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.70 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3200 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG G5 H860
LG

LG G5 H860

3.8
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.30 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 2800 mAh
4G
LG V34 isai Beat
LG

LG V34 isai Beat

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh