MediaTek MT6737 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek MT6737 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 430. 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
MT6737
140
Snapdragon 430
204

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
MT6737
589
Snapdragon 430
821

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 1.3 GHz – Cortex-A53 8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 28 nm 28 nm
Number of transistors 1000 million 1000 million
TDP 7 Watt 6 Watt
Neural Processing - Qualcomm Hexagon 536

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 3 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR3
Memory frequency 640 MHz 800 MHz
Memory-bus 1x32 bit 1x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name Mali-T720 MP2 Adreno 505
GPU Architecture Mali Midgard Qualcomm Adreno 500
GPU frequency 650 MHz 450 MHz
Execution units 2 1
Shaders 20 48
DirectX 11
OpenCL API 1.1 2.0
Vulkan API 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 1280x720 1920x1200
Max camera resolution 1x 13MP 1x 21MP
Max Video Capture FullHD+@30fps FullHD+@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC) H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.15 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.05 Gbps 0.08 Gbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 4.1 4.1
Satellite navigation GPS BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2016 Quarter 1 2015 Quarter 3
Partnumber MT6737 MSM8937
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Low-end