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Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 8300 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

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Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher listed download speed
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8300Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 1x 3.35 GHz - Cortex-A7153x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-A7154x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A510 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3350 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 5.8 W 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8300Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
L2 cache Not available 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8300Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Mali-G615 MP6 Adreno 740
GPU architecture Valhall 4rd gen Adreno 700
GPU clock 1400 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 128 768
FLOPS 2150.4 Gigaflops 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX Not available 12.1
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek APU 780 Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8300Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Maximum display resolution 2960 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8300Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.4 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8300Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release November 2023 November 2022
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6897 SM8550-AB
Storage support UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 2 56
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 8300

Motorola Moto Pad 60 pro
Motorola

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

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
View details
5G
Redmi K70E
Redmi

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
View details
5G
Xiaomi 14T
Xiaomi

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
View details
5G
POCO X6 Pro
POCO

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
View details

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
View details PDF
5G
Samsung W24 Flip
Samsung

Samsung W24 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
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5G
Samsung W24
Samsung

Samsung W24

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1812…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
View details
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1848…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
View details PDF
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
View details
5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1752…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
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