Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400

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

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

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X32x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7152x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7103x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A7253x 3 GHz - Cortex-A7254x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3200 MHz 3250 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 6.3 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2MediaTek Dimensity 8400
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 67.2 Gbit/s 68.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

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

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2MediaTek 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 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 Gen 2MediaTek 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 5.3 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

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

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

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