Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3

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

Compared fields 39
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Architecture 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A7253x 3 GHz - Cortex-A7254x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725 2x 2.3 GHz - Cortex-A786x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3250 MHz 2300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
TDP Not available 4 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
L2 cache 1 MB Not available
L3 cache 6 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
GPU Mali-G720 MP7 Adreno 619
GPU architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 600
GPU clock 1300 MHz 900 MHz
Shaders 896 128
FLOPS 2329.6 Gigaflops 460.8 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 3.2 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek NPU 880 Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Maximum display resolution Not available 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP 1x 108MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
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 6s Gen 3
4G Not available LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5170 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 1500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 6.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3
Release December 2024 June 2024
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number MT6899, MT6899Z SM6375-AC
Storage support UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2
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 6s Gen 3

4G
Oppo A5 CPH2727
Oppo

Oppo A5 CPH2727

3.0
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixel…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
5G
Motorola Moto G45 5G
Motorola

Motorola Moto G45 5G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixe…
RAM
4 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G
Motorola Moto S50 Neo
Motorola

Motorola Moto S50 Neo

3.8
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Motorola Moto G85
Motorola

Motorola Moto G85

5.0
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh