MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus 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	1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-X3 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A715 4x 2GHz - 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	17000 million	2000 million
TDP	8 Watt	11 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek APU 690	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	4266 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 4.0

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G715 MP11	Adreno 530
GPU Architecture	Valhall	Adreno 500
GPU frequency		650 MHz
Execution units	11	2
Shaders		256
DirectX		11.2
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.1
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2960x1440	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 28MP, 2x
Max Video Capture	8K@30fps	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	7 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.3	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS