MediaTek Helio G85 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G85 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Helio G85

242175

Snapdragon 820

241750

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Helio G85

359

Snapdragon 820

318

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Helio G85

1287

Snapdragon 820

798

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo 2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
Number of cores	8	4
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
TDP	5 Watt	11 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek CorePilot	Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	1800 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

eMMC 5.1

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G52 MP2	Adreno 530
GPU Architecture	Mali Bifrost	Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency	1000 MHz	620 MHz
Execution units	2	2
Shaders	32	256
DirectX		11.2
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.0	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP, 2x 16MP	1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture	2K@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	0.3 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth		4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS