Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 7030 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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

Compared fields 37
Different values 28
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 7030
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 7030Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Architecture 2x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A786x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2500 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 6 nanometers

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 7030Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
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 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 7030Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPU Mali-G610 MP3 Adreno 610
GPU architecture Valhall 3rd gen Adreno 600
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1260 MHz
Shaders 128 128
FLOPS 768 Gigaflops 319.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX Not available 12.1
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek APU 550 Hexagon 686

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 7030Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 7030Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 13
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 2770 Mbps Up to 390 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1250 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 7030Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Release September 2023 March 2023
Class Mid range Low end
Model number Not available SM6225-AD
Storage support UFS 2.1, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Devices in database 3 9
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 7030

5G
Motorola Edge 2023
Motorola

Motorola Edge 2023

3.8
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
5G
Motorola Edge 40 Neo Dual SIM
Motorola

Motorola Edge 40 Neo Dual SIM

3.8
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Motorola Edge 40 Neo
Motorola

Motorola Edge 40 Neo

3.8
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

4G
Oppo Reno12 FS 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 FS 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
4G
Oppo Reno12 F 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 F 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9a WiFi
Honor

Honor Pad X9a WiFi

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor Pad X9a
Honor

Honor Pad X9a

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X8c
Honor

Honor X8c

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9 Pro
Honor

Honor Pad X9 Pro

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X7c 4G
Honor

Honor X7c 4G

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1610 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
Honor Pad X9
Honor

Honor Pad X9

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7250 mAh