Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400

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

Compared fields 39
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Architecture 2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A7253x 3 GHz - Cortex-A7254x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 4320 MHz 3250 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 8.2 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)MediaTek Dimensity 8400
L2 cache 12 MB 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 6 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 5333 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 85.4 Gbit/s 68.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)MediaTek Dimensity 8400
GPU Adreno 830 Mali-G720 MP7
GPU architecture Adreno 800 Valhall 5th gen
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1300 MHz
Shaders 768 896
FLOPS 3379.2 Gigaflops 2329.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 3.2
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon MediaTek NPU 880

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2540 Not available
Maximum camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Video capture 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)MediaTek Dimensity 8400
4G LTE Cat. 24 Not available
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Release October 2024 December 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8750-AB MT6899, MT6899Z
Storage support UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

5G
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy S25+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25+

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4900 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy S25
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
Oppo Pad 4 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Pad 4 Pro

3.0
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 68.7G colors, 144 Hz, 2400 × 3392 pix…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 12140 mAh
5G
Oppo Find N5
Oppo

Oppo Find N5

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1140 × 2616 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5600 mAh
5G
Honor GT Pro
Honor

Honor GT Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1264 × 2800…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7200 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7 Pro
Honor

Honor Magic7 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2800 p…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5850 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7
Honor

Honor Magic7

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2800 p…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5650 mAh

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