Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 900 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

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

Compared fields 40
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 900
  • Higher listed download speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 900Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz - Cortex-A786x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 4x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz - Cortex-A53
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2400 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistors 10 billion Not available
TDP 10 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 900Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 18.4 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 900Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
GPU Mali-G68 MC4 Adreno 610
GPU architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 600
GPU clock 900 MHz 1260 MHz
Execution units 4 Not available
Shaders 48 128
FLOPS Not available 319.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Yes Hexagon 686

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 900Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 900Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 13
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 1200 Mbps Up to 390 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 211 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 900Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Release May 2021 March 2023
Class Mid range Low end
Model number MT6877 SM6225-AD
Storage support UFS 2.1, UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Devices in database 28 9
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 900

5G
Samsung Galaxy Quantum3
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Quantum3

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy M53 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy M53 5G

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
5G
Oppo Find N2 Flip
Oppo

Oppo Find N2 Flip

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2520 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4300 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Find X5 Lite
Oppo

Oppo Find X5 Lite

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno7 CPH2371
Oppo

Oppo Reno7 CPH2371

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno7 SE 5G
Oppo

Oppo Reno7 SE 5G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Reno 6 5G
Oppo

Oppo Reno 6 5G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4300 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

4G
Oppo Reno12 FS 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 FS 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
4G
Oppo Reno12 F 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno12 F 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9a WiFi
Honor

Honor Pad X9a WiFi

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor Pad X9a
Honor

Honor Pad X9a

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1504 × 2508 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X8c
Honor

Honor X8c

3.2
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Honor Pad X9 Pro
Honor

Honor Pad X9 Pro

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8300 mAh
4G
Honor X7c 4G
Honor

Honor X7c 4G

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1610 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
Honor Pad X9
Honor

Honor Pad X9

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pix…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7250 mAh