Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G85 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 38
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G85
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 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 2000 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 5 W 6.3 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
L2 cache Not available 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 67.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 740
GPU architecture Bifrost Adreno 700
GPU clock 1000 MHz 680 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 32 768
FLOPS 59 Gigaflops 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Neural Engine Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
4G LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 24
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 100 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 7
Bluetooth 5.0 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Release April 2020 November 2022
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6769Z SM8550-AB
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Devices in database 29 56
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Helio G85

4G
Samsung Galaxy F05
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy F05

2.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixel…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
4G
Vivo Y12 V2317A
Vivo

Vivo Y12 V2317A

2.9
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 720 × 1612 pixel…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
4G
Vivo Y22 2022
Vivo

Vivo Y22 2022

2.9
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 720 × 1612 pixels (6.55 in…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
4G
Honor Play 20a
Honor

Honor Play 20a

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Motorola Moto G41 Dual SIM
Motorola

Motorola Moto G41 Dual SIM

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Motorola Moto G41
Motorola

Motorola Moto G41

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Motorola Moto G31 Dual SIM
Motorola

Motorola Moto G31 Dual SIM

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Motorola Moto G31
Motorola

Motorola Moto G31

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 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