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MediaTek Helio G25 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

MediaTek Helio G25
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
22.6Inno Score
20CPU20.8
35GPU—
—Benchmarks20
20Efficiencyspec-based29.7
3 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G251 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: MediaTek Helio G25 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G25

  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
  • 14% lower process: 12 nm vs 14 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Announced20202016
Process12 nm+14%14 nm
TDP (typical)—11 W
ArchitectureArmv8-AArmv8

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Cores8+100%4
Core configuration4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A532x2.15 GHz Kryo + 2x1.6 GHz Kryo
Max clock2 GHz2.15 GHz+7%

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPUIMG PowerVR GE8320Qualcomm Adreno 530
GPU clock650 MHz—

AI

AI comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
NPU—Qualcomm Hexagon 680

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Memory typeLPDDR4X-3200LPDDR4-1866
Max bandwidth—29.9 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
ModemIntegrated 4G LTE (Cat-4, Cat-7 DL / Cat-13 UL)Snapdragon X12 LTE
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.04.2

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Max displayHD+ (1600x720)4K @ 60Hz
Video capture1080p@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
AnTuTu—230,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—340Bottom 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—880Bottom 5%

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