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Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs MediaTek Helio G99

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

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Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
MediaTek Helio G99
  • More CPU cores
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 820MediaTek Helio G99
Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz - Kryo2x 1.6 GHz - Kryo 2x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 4 8
Clock speed 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 14 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistors 2 billion Not available
TDP 11 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 820MediaTek Helio G99
L1 cache 32 KB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 29.8 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 10 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 820MediaTek Helio G99
GPU Adreno 530 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU architecture Adreno 500 Valhall
GPU clock 624 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 256 32
FLOPS 498 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 680 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 820MediaTek Helio G99
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 AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 820MediaTek Helio G99
4G LTE Cat. 12 LTE Cat. 13
5G No No
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 4.1 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 820MediaTek Helio G99
Release November 2015 May 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number MSM8996 Not available
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0 UFS 2.2
Devices in database 42 10
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

4G
Samsung W2017
Samsung

Samsung W2017

2.9
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (4…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 2300 mAh
View details
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active

3.3
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
View details PDF
4G
LG Q8 X800K
LG

LG Q8 X800K

2.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
View details
PDF manual 4G
LG Q8
LG

LG Q8

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
LG V20 US996
LG

LG V20 US996

3.4
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.70 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3200 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
LG G5 H860
LG

LG G5 H860

3.8
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.30 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 2800 mAh
View details PDF
4G
LG V34 isai Beat
LG

LG V34 isai Beat

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
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MediaTek Helio G99

4G
Oppo Pad Neo
Oppo

Oppo Pad Neo

3.0
Tablet
Display
LTPS TFT 1.07G colors, 90 Hz, 1720 × 2408 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8000 mAh
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4G
Oppo Pad Air2
Oppo

Oppo Pad Air2

3.0
Tablet
Display
LTPS TFT 1.07G colors, 90 Hz, 1720 × 2408 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8000 mAh
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4G
Oppo Reno8 T 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno8 T 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.43 inche…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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4G
Vivo V25e
Vivo

Vivo V25e

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2404 pixels (6.44 in…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
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4G
Motorola Moto G72 Dual SIM
Motorola

Motorola Moto G72 Dual SIM

3.6
Smartphone
Display
POLED, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2460 pixels (6.55 inche…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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Lenovo Tab Plus 11.5 2024
Lenovo

Lenovo Tab Plus 11.5 2024

3.3
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8600 mAh
View details
4G
Lenovo Erazer K30 Pad 12.6
Lenovo

Lenovo Erazer K30 Pad 12.6

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (12.6…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 12000 mAh
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