Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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

Compared fields 41
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A7253x 3 GHz - Cortex-A7254x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725 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 3250 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP Not available 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 6 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 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Mali-G720 MP7 Adreno 740
GPU architecture Valhall 5th gen Adreno 700
GPU clock 1300 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 896 768
FLOPS 2329.6 Gigaflops 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.2 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek NPU 880 Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Maximum display resolution Not available 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP 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 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4G Not available 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 6.0 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release December 2024 November 2022
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6899, MT6899Z SM8550-AB
Storage support UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database Not available 56
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 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
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
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
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
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
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