MediaTek Dimensity 7200 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 7200 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	2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510	4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors		2000 million
TDP	8 Watt	11 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek APU 650	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

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

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G610 MP4	Adreno 530
GPU Architecture	Valhall	Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1130 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	4	2
Shaders		256
DirectX		11.2
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.1
Vulkan API	1.2	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 28MP, 2x
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	4.7 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.3	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS