CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4 cores 2200 MHz 14 nanometers Adreno 530
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs MediaTek Helio G81
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
MediaTek Helio G81
8 cores 2000 MHz 12 nanometers Mali-G52 MP2
Compared fields
41
Different values
37
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
- Higher maximum CPU clock
MediaTek Helio G81
- More CPU cores
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 2.2 GHz - Kryo2x 1.6 GHz - Kryo | 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 4 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2200 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 14 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistors | 2 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 11 W | 5 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 32 KB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 29.8 Gbit/s | 13.41 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 530 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 500 | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU clock | 624 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | Not available |
| Shaders | 256 | 24 |
| FLOPS | 498 Gigaflops | 91.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon 680 | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 12 | Not available |
| 5G | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Not available |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Not available |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | November 2015 | August 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | MSM8996 | Not available |
| Storage support | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Devices in database | 42 | Not available |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge SC-02H
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3600 mAh
4G
Samsung W2017
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (4…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 2300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
- Display
- Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
4G
LG Q8 X800K
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG Q8
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG V20 US996
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.70 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3200 mAh
PDF manual 4G
LG G5 H860
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.30 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 2800 mAh
4G
LG V34 isai Beat
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3000 mAh
MediaTek Helio G81
4G
Motorola Moto G15 Power
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 6000 mAh
4G
Motorola Moto G05
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, (6.67 inches)
- RAM
- 4 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5200 mAh
4G
Motorola Moto E15
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixel…
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5200 mAh
4G
Motorola Moto G15
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5200 mAh
4G
Realme C75x
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5600 mAh
4G
Redmi 14C China
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1640 pixe…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5160 mAh
4G
Redmi 14C
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1640 pixe…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5160 mAh
4G
POCO C75
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1640 pixe…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5160 mAh
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