Snapdragon 860 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000+, comparison between the two flagship chipsets from different OEMs. The MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ is launched back in May 2020 while the Snapdragon 860 is another name for Snapdragon 855+ that revealed in March 2019. Let’s see how MTK Dimensity 1000+ can compete against Qualcomm SD 860.
Key Differences
- MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ comes with the Cortes A77 cores while the Snapdragon 860 comes with Cortex A76 cores.
- The Snapdragon 860 has higher clock speeds compared to MTK Dimensity 1000+.
- The Dimensity 1000+ comes with a better 5G modem compared to the Snapdragon 860.
- The MediaTek Dimensity 1000 sports Bluetooth 5.1 while the Qualcomm SD 860 features Bluetooth 5.0.
- The Snapdragon 860 supports a maximum of 4k @60Hz display while the Dimensity 1000+ can support up to Full-HD+ @144Hz display.
Snapdragon 860 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ – Specifications
| rocessor |  Snapdragon 860 |  MediaTek DImensity 1000+ |
| CPU | 1x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-A76 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 | 4x Cortex-A77@2.6GHz 4x Cortex-A55@2.0GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 640 | Mali-G77 MP9 |
| MODEM | Snapdragon™ X24 LTE modem Downlink: Up to 2.0 Gbps Uplink: Up to 318 Mbps Snapdragon™ X50 5G Modem mmWave: 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2×2 MIMO Sub-6 GHz: 100 MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO | MediaTek 5G-integrated modem Downlink: Up to 4.7 Gbps Uplink: Up to 2.5 Gbps 200 MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO, 256QAM NR UL 2CC, 2×2 MIMO, 256QAM VoNR / EPS fallback |
| Fabrication Process | 7nm | 7nm |
| Memory Controller | 4×16-bit, LPDDR4x Support for LPDDR4x memory up to 2133 MHz | Support for LPDDR4x memory up to 2133 MHz |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi Standards: 802.11ax-ready, 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n | Wi-Fi 6 (a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Display | 4K @ 60 Hz FHD+ @ 120 Hz | FHD+@144Hz |
| Camera | Spectra™ 380 ISP 1 x 48MP @30fps with ZSL 2 x 22MP @30fps with ZSL up to 192MP single camera | 32MP + 16MP up to 80MP single camera |
| Video | up to 4K@30fps | Up to 4K 30fps video capture |
| Charging | Quick Charge™ 4+ technology | fast charging support |
| Audio | 384 kHz/32 bit | – |
| NFC | supported | supported |
| Location | GNSS, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, and SBAS | Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, QZSS |
Snapdragon 860 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ – Benchmarks
The Snapdragon 860/855+ grabs a score of 728 in single-cores and 2520 in multi-cores on Geekbench 5 and the CPU + GPU scores of the processor is 3,27,796 on ANTUTU Benchmark. While the MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ scores 780 in single-cores and 3066 in multicores and 3,41,714 scores in CPU + GPU on ANTUTU Benchmark. It can be clearly seen that the MTK Dimensity 1000+ has higher benchmark scores but it is noted that the benchmark scores vary from smartphones to smartphones so the actual performance can’t be judged on the basis of the benchmarks.
Conclusion
Both of the chipsets are comparable and can be considered for providing above-average performance undoubtedly. However, both the chipsets are quite old and can’t be said to excellent at this time because we have more chipsets that are capable of providing excellent performance. But if these chipsets are offered below Rs. 30,000 then both of them are considered as one of the best choices.
