MediaTek vs SnapDragon: Specific comparison

MediaTek and SnapDragon is two most popular chipset manufacturers. At present, the most famous chipset of MediaTek is Helio X25. On paper, it is comparable to SnapDragon 820 chipset from Qualcomm. Thus, instead of MediaTek vs SnapDragon 820, we’ll show you the MediaTek Helio X25 vs SnapDragon 820 battle. Let’s see how different they are?

Let’s talk about the Helio X25 first. When testing by Antutu platform, it got a 8000+ benchmark score, which is a good result. Meanwhile, the benchmark score of SnapDragon 820 on Antutu is even higher, about 10,000+. So, in terms of the performance, SnapDragon 820 is better than Helio X25. Besides, SnapDragon 820 can support up to 8GB RAM and Hexa-core while Helio X25 can support 6GB RAM and Deca-core CPU.

In contrast, Helio X25 have a lower production cost than its rival. That’s why smartphones with Helio X25 is offen cheaper the others. Although Helio X25 has a low production cost, it is still a powerful processor, which is not too far from the SnapDragon 820. On the other hand, those smartphones with SnapDragon 820 offen have high price. HTC 10, Sony Xperia X series, Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge are some examples.

MediaTek vs SnapDragon: Which is the better choice?

Overall both MediaTek and SnapDragon are high-quality processor manufacturers. That’s why some big brands often release their new smartphones with two versions: SnapDragon and MediaTek. From the recent report, MediaTek is intending to launch the new Helio X30. This version is expected to be a tough rival of SnapDragon 821. Will MediaTek surpass SnapDragon in the near future. Tell us your opinion by hitting the comment below.