Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8300

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

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CPU A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

8 cores 2800 MHz 6 nanometers Adreno 610

CPU B

MediaTek Dimensity 8300

8 cores 3350 MHz 4 nanometers Mali-G615 MP6

Compared fields 39

Different values 35

Quick factual highlights

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.

MediaTek Dimensity 8300

Higher maximum CPU clock
Smaller manufacturing process
Higher listed GPU clock
Higher listed download speed

CPU

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 685	MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Architecture	4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53	1x 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A7153x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores	8	8
Clock speed	2800 MHz	3350 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv9-A
Process technology	6 nanometers	4 nanometers
TDP	Not available	5.8 W

Cache and memory

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 685	MediaTek Dimensity 8300
L3 cache	Not available	4 MB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	4266 MHz
Memory bus	2x 16 Bit	4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	17 Gbit/s	68.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	8 GB	24 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 685	MediaTek Dimensity 8300
GPU	Adreno 610	Mali-G615 MP6
GPU architecture	Adreno 600	Valhall 4rd gen
GPU clock	1260 MHz	1400 MHz
Shaders	128	128
FLOPS	319.2 Gigaflops	2150.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan	1.1	1.3
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
DirectX	12.1	Not available
Neural processor / NPU	Hexagon 686	MediaTek APU 780

Display and media

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 685	MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Maximum display resolution	2520 x 1080	2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution	1x 108MP, 2x 16MP	1x 320MP
Video capture	1K at 60FPS	4K at 60FPS
Video playback	1080p at 60FPS	4K at 60FPS
Video codecs	- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9	- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Audio codecs	- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV	- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3

Connectivity

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 685	MediaTek Dimensity 8300
4G	LTE Cat. 13	LTE Cat. 24
5G	No	Yes
Download speed	Up to 390 Mbps	Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed	Up to 150 Mbps	Not available
Wi-Fi	5	6
Bluetooth	5.2	5.4
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

Specification	Qualcomm Snapdragon 685	MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Release	March 2023	November 2023
Class	Low end	Mid range
Model number	SM6225-AD	MT6897
Storage support	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.0
Devices in database	9	2

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

4G

Oppo Reno12 FS 4G

Oppo 2024

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

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4G

Oppo Reno12 F 4G

Oppo 2024

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

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Honor Pad X9a WiFi

Honor 2025

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

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4G

Honor Pad X9a

Honor 2025

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

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4G

Honor X8c

Honor 2025

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

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Honor Pad X9 Pro

Honor 2025

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

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4G

Honor X7c 4G

Honor 2024

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

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Honor Pad X9

Honor 2023

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

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MediaTek Dimensity 8300

Motorola Moto Pad 60 pro

Motorola 2025

Motorola Moto Pad 60 pro

3.6

Tablet

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 144 Hz, 1840 × 2944 pix…
RAM: 12 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Po 10200 mAh

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Lenovo Idea Tab Pro

Lenovo 2025

Lenovo Idea Tab Pro

3.2

Tablet

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 144 Hz, 1840 × 2944 pix…
RAM: 12 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Po 10200 mAh

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5G

Redmi K70E

Redmi 2023

Redmi K70E

3.6

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 67.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
RAM: 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5500 mAh

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5G

Xiaomi 14T

Xiaomi 2024

Xiaomi 14T

2.9

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 68.7G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
RAM: 12 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh

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5G

POCO X6 Pro

POCO 2024

POCO X6 Pro

3.6

Smartphone

Display: AMOLED 67.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixe…
RAM: 8 GB, 12 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh

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