MediaTek Dimensity 1050 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 1050 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Dimensity 1050

522857

Snapdragon 820

241750

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 1050

754

Snapdragon 820

318

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 1050

2151

Snapdragon 820

798

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores	8	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	6 nm	14 nm
TDP		11 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek APU 550	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G610 MP3	Adreno 530
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency		620 MHz
Execution units	3	2
Shaders		256
DirectX		11.2
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 108MP, 2x 20MP	1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture	4K@30fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	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	4.6 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.2	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS