Snapdragon 870 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200, comparison between the flagship chipsets from different chipset manufacturers. Both of the chipsets are designed to deliver impressive performance to smartphones. Both of the chipsets are revealed recently. Let’s see which processor will be the best among them.
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Key Differences
- Snapdragon 870 has higher clock speeds of 3.2 GHz while the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 has a peak frequency of 3.0 GHz.
- MTk Dimensity 1200 has Cortex A78 cores and built on 6nm fabrication while SD 870 has Cortex A77 cores and is built on a 7nm fabrication process.
- Snapdragon 870 with Adreno 650 has better graphic performance compared to Mali G77 MC9 on Dimensity 1200.
- Snapdragon 870 has 4k@60Hz display support but MediaTek has FHD+@168Hz display support.
- Snapdragon 870 has 8k resolution video capture support but MediaTek Dimensity 1200 can capture the maximum of 4K video at 30 frames per second.
Snapdragon 870 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200 – Specifications
| Processor |  Snapdragon 870 |  MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
| CPU | 1x Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)@3.2GHz 3x Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)@2.4GHz 4x Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)@1.8GHz | 1x Cortex-A78@3.0GHz 3x Cortex-A78@2.6GHz 4x Cortex-A55@2.0GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 650 | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| Connectivity | 7500 Mbps peak downlink speed and 3000 Mbps Uplink Speed in 5G | – |
| Fabrication Process | 7nm | 5nm |
| Memory Controller | LPDDR5 + LPDDR4x up to 16GB | LPDDR4X (50GB/s) |
| Storage | UFS 3.1 ( Max ) | UFS 3.1 ( Max ) |
| Display | 4k@60Hz, QHD+@144Hz | FHD+@168Hz |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g/n/6 | Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Camera | Qualcomm Spectra™ 480 ISP 2 x 25MP ( with ZSL ) 1 x 64MP ( with ZSL ) up to 200MP single camera | 32MP + 16MP up to 200MP single camera |
| Video | Up to 4K 120fps or 8K 30fps video capture | Up to 4K 30fps video capture |
| NFC | supported | supported |
| Location | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GNSS, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, QZSS |
Snapdragon 870 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200 – Benchmarks
Snapdragon 870 is able to grab 1000+ in single-cores while 3500+ in multi-cores on Geekbench 5. The MediaTek Dimensity 1200 has not arrived on any other phone yet so no Geekbench scores are available.
Snapdragon 870 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200 – Conclusion
Final Decisions can’t be taken as there are no benchmark scores are available. But as the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 has the latest Cortex-A78 cores so it is more powerful than Snapdragon 870 in terms of specifications. What’s your choice between Snapdragon 870 or MediaTek Dimensity 1200? Let me know in the comment section.
