Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

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

Compared fields 39
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Architecture 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A7253x 3 GHz - Cortex-A7254x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A784x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3250 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP Not available 7 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
L2 cache 1 MB Not available
L3 cache 6 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 22 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
GPU Mali-G720 MP7 Adreno 710
GPU architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 700
GPU clock 1300 MHz 676 MHz
Shaders 896 128
FLOPS 2329.6 Gigaflops 346.1 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 3.2 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek NPU 880 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Maximum display resolution Not available 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
4G Not available LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 Mbps Up to 2900 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 1600 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 6.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Release December 2024 September 2022
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number MT6899, MT6899Z SM6450
Storage support UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 8400

5G
Realme GT 7T
Realme

Realme GT 7T

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2800 pixels (6.80 inch…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 7000 mAh
5G
Realme Neo7 SE
Realme

Realme Neo7 SE

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz (6.78 inches)
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7000 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 4
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 4

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6550 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

5G
Oppo A5 2025
Oppo

Oppo A5 2025

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6500 mAh
5G
Oppo Reno13 F 5G
Oppo

Oppo Reno13 F 5G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5800 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7 Lite
Honor

Honor Magic7 Lite

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6600 mAh
5G
Honor X9c
Honor

Honor X9c

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 6600 mAh
5G
Honor X60 Pro
Honor

Honor X60 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1224 × 2700 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6600 mAh