Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400

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

Compared fields 40
Different values 30
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Architecture 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X23x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A7253x 3 GHz - Cortex-A7254x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3000 MHz 3250 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 4 nanometers

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Dimensity 8400
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 68.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Dimensity 8400
GPU Adreno 730 Mali-G720 MP7
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 5th gen
GPU clock 818 MHz 1300 MHz
Execution units 3 Not available
Shaders 768 896
FLOPS 2236 Gigaflops 2329.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.2
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon MediaTek NPU 880

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 Not available
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, 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 Gen 1MediaTek Dimensity 8400
4G LTE Cat. 24 Not available
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Release December 2021 December 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8450 MT6899, MT6899Z
Storage support UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Devices in database 19 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1848 × 2960…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8

3.6
Tablet
Display
LTPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8000 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1848 × 2960…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Find X5 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Find X5 Pro

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3216 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Vivo X80 Pro
Vivo

Vivo X80 Pro

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4700 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