MediaTek Helio G36 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G36 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	4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A75 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 4x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors		2000 million
TDP	2.2 Watt	11 Watt
Neural Processing		Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	1600 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x16 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	680 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	1	2
Shaders	64	256
DirectX		11.2
OpenCL API	1.2	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.1
Vulkan API	1.1	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2400x1080@90Hz	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 50MP, 2x 13MP	1x 28MP, 2x
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	0.3 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.150 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.0	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS