CPU A
MediaTek Dimensity 820
8 cores 2600 MHz 7 nanometers Mali-G57 MC5
Mobile processor comparison
MediaTek Dimensity 820 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8 cores 2200 MHz 11 nanometers Adreno 612
Compared fields
41
Different values
29
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 820
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | MediaTek Dimensity 820 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A764x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 2x 2.2 GHz - Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)6x 1.7 GHz - Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55) |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2600 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.3-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process technology | 7 nanometers | 11 nanometers |
| TDP | 10 W | 6 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | MediaTek Dimensity 820 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | Not available | 16 KB |
| L2 cache | Not available | 256 KB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Memory bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 17.07 Gbit/s | 14.9 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 16 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | MediaTek Dimensity 820 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali-G57 MC5 | Adreno 612 |
| GPU architecture | Valhall | Adreno 600 |
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 845 MHz |
| Execution units | 5 | 2 |
| Shaders | 80 | 96 |
| FLOPS | Not available | 354 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes | Hexagon 685 |
Display and media
| Specification | MediaTek Dimensity 820 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP | 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP9 | H.264, H.265, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | MediaTek Dimensity 820 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 18 | LTE Cat. 12 |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | Up to 600 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 211 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
General
| Specification | MediaTek Dimensity 820 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | May 2020 | December 2020 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | MT6875 | SM6150-AC |
| Storage support | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Devices in database | 4 | 2 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
MediaTek Dimensity 820
5G
Vivo S9e
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
PDF manual 4G
Motorola Moto G Stylus 2021
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
4G
Redmi Note 10
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 p…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5000 mAh
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