MediaTek Helio A22 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio A22 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Helio A22

331

Snapdragon 855 Plus

1030

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Helio A22

1142

Snapdragon 855 Plus

2861

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53	1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors		6700 million
TDP	4 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NeuroPilot	Qualcomm Hexagon 690

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 6 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	1600 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GE8300	Adreno 640
GPU Architecture	PowerVR Rogue	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	660 MHz	675 MHz
Execution units	2	3
Shaders	16	768
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
Vulkan API	1.1	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1600x720	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 21MP, 2x 13MP	1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@30fps	4K@120fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.3 Gbps	5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	1.24 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS