Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G85 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860

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

Compared fields 40
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G85
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.96 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2000 MHz 2960 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.1-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 7 nanometers
TDP 5 W 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
L3 cache Not available 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 34.13 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
GPU Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 640
GPU architecture Bifrost Adreno 600
GPU clock 1000 MHz 675 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 32 384
FLOPS 59 Gigaflops 1037 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Neural Engine Hexagon 690

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
4G LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 20
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 2000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 100 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G85Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Release April 2020 April 2019
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6769Z SM8150-AC
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Devices in database 29 2
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 860

Xiaomi Pad 5
Xiaomi

Xiaomi Pad 5

2.9
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixel…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8720 mAh
PDF manual 4G
POCO X3 Pro
POCO

POCO X3 Pro

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5160 mAh