MediaTek MT6737 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek MT6737 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 801. 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 801

206

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

MT6737

589

Snapdragon 801

701

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 1.3 GHz – Cortex-A53	4x 2.5 GHz – Krait
Number of cores	4	4
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

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 3 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	640 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	1x32 bit	2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-T720 MP2	Adreno 330
GPU Architecture	Mali Midgard	Qualcomm Adreno 300
GPU frequency	650 MHz	578 MHz
Execution units	2	1
Shaders	20	128
DirectX		11
OpenCL API	1.1	1.2
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	1280x720	2560x2048
Max camera resolution	1x 13MP	1x 21MP
Max Video Capture	FullHD+@30fps	4K@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	0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	4 (802.11n)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	4.1	4.0
Satellite navigation	GPS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS