MediaTek Dimensity 1000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 1000 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 821. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A77 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors		2000 million
TDP		11 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek APU 3.0	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	1866 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.0

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G77 MP9	Adreno 530
GPU Architecture	Valhall	Adreno 500
GPU frequency	850 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	9	2
Shaders	144	256
DirectX		11.2
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.1
Vulkan API	1.1	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080@90Hz	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 80MP, 1x 32MP + 1x 16MP	1x 28MP, 2x
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	4.7 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.1	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS