CPU A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4 cores 2200 MHz 14 nanometers Adreno 530
Mobile processor comparison
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs MediaTek Helio G91
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
MediaTek Helio G91
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
- Higher listed download speed
MediaTek Helio G91
- More CPU cores
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 G91 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 G91 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Adreno 530 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU architecture | Adreno 500 | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU clock | 624 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Execution units | 2 | Not available |
| Shaders | 256 | 24 |
| FLOPS | 498 Gigaflops | 96 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | Hexagon 680 | MediaTek APU |
Display and media
| Specification | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 | MediaTek Helio G91 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| 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 G91 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 12 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 600 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 100 Mbps |
| 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 G91 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | November 2015 | June 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 G91
4G
Redmi 13 4G
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5030 mAh
4G
POCO M6 4G
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5030 mAh
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