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Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G85 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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

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Compared fields 43
Different values 31
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G85
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 4x 2.8 GHz - Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75)4x 1.8 GHz - Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2000 MHz 2800 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 10 nanometers
Transistors Not available 3 billion
TDP 5 W 9 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
L1 cache Not available 256 KB
L2 cache Not available 1.5 MB
L3 cache Not available 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPU Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 630
GPU architecture Bifrost Adreno 600
GPU clock 1000 MHz 710 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 32 256
FLOPS 59 Gigaflops 727 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Neural Engine Hexagon 685

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
4G LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 18
5G No No
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 100 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Release April 2020 December 2017
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6769Z SDM845
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
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
View details
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
View details
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
View details
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
View details
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
View details PDF
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
View details PDF
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
View details PDF
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
View details PDF

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

4G
Samsung W2019
Samsung

Samsung W2019

3.3
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (4…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3070 mAh
View details
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U

3.5
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S9+ SM-G9650
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S9+ SM-G9650

3.5
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3500 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S9 SM-G9600
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S9 SM-G9600

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
LG Velvet 4G Dual SIM
LG

LG Velvet 4G Dual SIM

3.8
Smartphone
Display
POLED 16M colors 1080 × 2460 pixels (6.80 inc…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4300 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
LG Style 3
LG

LG Style 3

2.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1440 × 3120 pixels (6.10 inch…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3500 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
LG V40 ThinQ Dual SIM
LG

LG V40 ThinQ Dual SIM

3.5
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1440 × 3120 pixels (6.40 inch…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
LG V40 ThinQ
LG

LG V40 ThinQ

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1440 × 3120 pixels (6.40 inch…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh
View details PDF
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