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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 vs MediaTek Helio G85

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

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Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
MediaTek Helio G85
  • Higher listed GPU clock
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Helio G85
Architecture 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) 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2960 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.1-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP 10 W 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Helio G85
L3 cache 2 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.13 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Helio G85
GPU Adreno 640 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost
GPU clock 675 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 384 32
FLOPS 1037 Gigaflops 59 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 690 Neural Engine

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Helio G85
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Helio G85
4G LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 7
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 2000 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 860MediaTek Helio G85
Release April 2019 April 2020
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8150-AC MT6769Z
Storage support UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database 2 29
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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
View details
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
View details PDF

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
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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
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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
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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
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