MediaTek Helio P70 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio P70 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 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53	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	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	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.1

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G72 MP3	Adreno 530
GPU Architecture	Bifrost	Adreno 500
GPU frequency	900 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	3	2
Shaders	48	256
DirectX		11.2
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.1
Vulkan API	1.0	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2160x1080@60Hz	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP, 1x 20MP + 1x 16MP	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	0.15 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.2	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS