MediaTek Helio A25 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio A25 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?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53	2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores	8	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
TDP	5 Watt	11 Watt
Neural Processing		Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 4 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	1600 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

eMMC 5.1

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Imagination PowerVR GE8320	Adreno 530
GPU Architecture	Rogue	Adreno 500
GPU frequency	660 MHz	620 MHz
Execution units	1	2
Shaders	64	256
DirectX		11.2
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.1	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1600x720	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 16MP, 1x 13MP + 1x 5MP	1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD@30fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.15 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.05 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.0	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS