Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 vs MediaTek Dimensity 820

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 29
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
  • Higher listed GPU clock
MediaTek Dimensity 820
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 678MediaTek Dimensity 820
Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz - Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76)6x 1.7 GHz - Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55) 4x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A764x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2200 MHz 2600 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.3-A
Process technology 11 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP 6 W 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 678MediaTek Dimensity 820
L1 cache 16 KB Not available
L2 cache 256 KB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 17.07 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 678MediaTek Dimensity 820
GPU Adreno 612 Mali-G57 MC5
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Valhall
GPU clock 845 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units 2 5
Shaders 96 80
FLOPS 354 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 685 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 678MediaTek Dimensity 820
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 25MP 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP
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, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 678MediaTek Dimensity 820
4G LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 18
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 211 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 678MediaTek Dimensity 820
Release December 2020 May 2020
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number SM6150-AC MT6875
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Devices in database 2 4
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

PDF manual 4G
Motorola Moto G Stylus 2021
Motorola

Motorola Moto G Stylus 2021

3.6
Smartphone
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
Redmi

Redmi Note 10

3.6
Smartphone
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

MediaTek Dimensity 820

5G
Vivo S9e
Vivo

Vivo S9e

2.9
Smartphone
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
Vivo

Vivo S7t

2.9
Smartphone
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
Redmi

Redmi 10X Pro 5G

3.6
Smartphone
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
Redmi

Redmi 10X 5G

3.6
Smartphone
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