CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4 cores 2342 MHz 14 nanometers Adreno 530
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 vs MediaTek Dimensity 7025
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
MediaTek Dimensity 7025
8 cores 2500 MHz 6 nanometers IMG BXM-8-256
Compared fields
42
Different values
40
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
MediaTek Dimensity 7025
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
- Higher listed download speed
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 | MediaTek Dimensity 7025 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.342 GHz - Kryo2x 1.6 GHz - Kryo | 2x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A786x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 4 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2342 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 14 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Transistors | 2 billion | 10 billion |
| TDP | 11 W | Not available |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 | MediaTek Dimensity 7025 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 64 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 29.8 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 6 GB | 16 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 | MediaTek Dimensity 7025 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 530 | IMG BXM-8-256 |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 500 | PowerVR IMG GPU |
| GPU clock | 653 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | Not available |
| Shaders | 256 | 18 |
| FLOPS | 519 Gigaflops | 274 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 11.2 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon 680 | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 | MediaTek Dimensity 7025 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 200MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 | MediaTek Dimensity 7025 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 12 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | No | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 2770 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 1250 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.1 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 | MediaTek Dimensity 7025 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | August 2016 | April 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | MSM8996 Pro | Not available |
| Storage support | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0 | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| Devices in database | 27 | 1 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4G
Samsung SM-G9298
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (4…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 2300 mAh
PDF manual
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 WiFi
- Display
- Super AMOLED 2048 × 1536 pixels (9.70 inches)…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 6000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 LTE
- Display
- Super AMOLED 2048 × 1536 pixels (9.70 inches)…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 6000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG G Pad 5 10.1 FHD
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1200 × 1920 pixels (10.10…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 8200 mAh
4G
LG Q9
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 3120 pixels (6.10 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB, 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3000 mAh
4G
LG G7+ Fit
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 3120 pixels (6.10 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG G7 Fit
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 3120 pixels (6.10 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB, 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG G6+ Dual SIM
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2880 pixels (5.70 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3300 mAh
MediaTek Dimensity 7025
5G
Honor X70i
- Display
- OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixels…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 6000 mAh
5G
Honor 400 Lite
- Display
- AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5230 mAh
5G
Honor X9c Smart
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pix…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5800 mAh
5G
Motorola Moto G55 5G
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pix…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Motorola Moto G64y 5G
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pix…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G
Motorola Moto G64 5G
- Display
- IPS TFT, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.50 inc…
- RAM
- 8 GB, 12 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 6000 mAh
5G
Doogee Blade GT Play
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pix…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5800 mAh
5G
Doogee Blade GT Pro
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pix…
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5800 mAh
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