See Also: SpecsLet's have a quick round-up on the specs of both the processors.Snapdragon 835Helio X30Manufacturing Process10 nanometer10 nanometerArchitecture64-bit64-bitCPU8x Qualcomm Kryo 280 CPU up to 2.45 GHzARM Cortex-A73 @ 2.6GHz, ARM Cortex-A53 @ 2.2GHz and ARM Cortex-A35 @ 1.9GHzGPUAdreno 540PowerVR 7XT-MT4Display Support4K Ultra HD; Up to 4K3840 x 2160CameraUp to 32MP single camera, Up to 16MP dual cameraUp to 32MP single camera, Up to 16MP dual cameraVideo Capture and PlaybackUp to 4K Ultra HD @ 30 fps4K HDR VideoBluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth 5.0StorageSD 3.0 (UHS-I)UFS 2.1. Read More: Performance: Battle of CoresWhen it comes to the performance of the Snapdragon 835, it packs Qualcomm's first fully-custom 64-bit CPU core – Kryo. It packs 8 Kyro 280 CPUs and divides them over performance and efficiency.Thus, we have 4 Kryo 280 clocking at 2.45GHz and another quartet of Kryo 280 clocking at 1.90GHz. Source: QualcommAs opposed to the 8 cores of the Snapdragon 835, the MediaTek Helio X30 bundles 2 Cortex-A73 cores clocking at 2.8GHz, 4 Cortex-A53 cores clocking at 2.2GHz, and 4 Cortex-A35 cores that clock at 2.0GHz.These cores are arranged in a Max.Mid.Min tri-cluster configuration.These cores are arranged in a. While the A73 takes the most heat, the A35 handles low-performance and housekeeping tasks, leaving the middle road for the quartet of the A53 cores. Middle of the road chores can be anything like browsing the social media feed, random browsing on the Internet, or any other daily activities.Going into the finer details, the A53 cores are a lot more battery efficient and smaller in size compared to the A73 cores. Source: MediaTekThe A73s kick in whenever the phone requires heavier performance such as.Though the X30 has a quartet of A35 cores for the low-end tasks, that doesn’t put the octa-core Snapdragon 835 at any disadvantage thanks to proper.
Advantage of the 10-nm Fabrication ProcessBoth the Snapdragon 835 and the MediaTek HelioX30 feature the, which provides increased performance at a fraction of the power consumption compared to older chipsets like the Helio X20 or Snapdragon 821 while keeping the heat under control. Source: MediaTekThe Helio X30 is the first MediaTek to boast of a 10nm design processIn fact, the MediaTek X30 is the first chipset from MediaTek that boasts of a 10-nm design. It offers up to 35% increase in performance and 50% boost in power when compared to the X20 processor.As you might already know, a small die size means that more dies can fit into a chip, which not only reduces the fabrication cost but also increases manufacturing efficiency. As opposed to the older Helio X20 with ARM Mali-T880MP4 GPU, MediaTek has switched over to PowerVR 7XT-MT4 GPU in the X30 processor.Though it scales considerably when it comes to gaming, the Adreno 540 has an upper hand over its counterpart since it supports VR gaming and supports 2K and 4K VR experience seamlessly.
The flagship level is utterly dominated by Qualcomm and its Snapdragon 800 series of chips (Snapdragon 835 and 845). Mediatek is taking a break from flagship chipsets, following the release of its Helio X30 flagship processor in 2017.
How does the Camera Support Measure UpWhen it comes to the camera, both the chipsets support 32-megapixel on a single camera or 16+16-megapixel on a dual-camera setup. Source: MediaTekBesides, the Helio X30 also includes a Vision Processing Unit (VPU) coupled with MediaTek’s Imagiq 2.0 ISP.
This integration provides a dedicated platform for a horde of. Other aspects of the Helio X30 include two 14-bit ISPs to support the dual 16-megapixel camera setup with real-time depth of field, fastest auto exposure, and etc. Which is Better?In conclusion, it can be safely argued that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 has better stacks in place to come out as the winner.
While the MediaTek Helio X30 couldn't outdo its counterpart, it does cut a few corners in its bid to become an affordable flagship chipset.If you really want to pit it against a Qualcomm processor, I would say the Snapdragon 821 chipset would be a more apt rival for the X30 processor than the current 835 one.
The Snapdragon 615, as you might know, is Qualcomm's attempt at winning over emerging markets with a fairly low priced, high performance chipset. It has an octa-core CPU with 64-bit cores, so not only it is expected to perform well, but also has a spec sheet that looks good. On the other hand, the MediaTek MT6752 is MediaTek's second 64-bit SoC, following the MT6732, has started to find its way into budding 'flagships'.We're living in a time when if not anything else, there's plenty of choice when you're smartphone shopping. MediaTek and Qualcomm happen to be two of the biggest players in the mobile SoC space, and have been vying to win market share in markets worldwide.Which one should you rather opt for?
There are plenty phones equipped with either chipset, and we pitted the 'mid-range flagship' aka the Xiaomi Mi 4 against the svelte Gionee Elife S7 for this test. We ran three of the most popular benchmarking apps on Google Play - AnTuTu, Quadrant Standard and Geekbench 3.Which one do you think won the race to the top? Take a guess before reading further. (hint: it was fairly neck and neck in the beginning, but choosing a winner isn't very hard.)As soon as the AnTuTu app was fired, the Mi 4 recognized it as a benchmarking tool and put up a prompt to set the phone in 'performance' mode (which I did). Despite that, it turns out, the MT6752 has the better of the Snapdragon 615 chip.
And the difference isn't small, it is pretty significant.Quadrant StandardThis one's where the Snapdragon 615 rules the roost. The 64-bit Snapdragon chip destroyed the MT6752 with more than 1.5x times the score of the latter, which is pretty impressive. What you should be worried about is if this would last in the long run - the Snapdragon 615 has a bad habit of heating up too soon.This brings us to the last test - Geekbench 3 benchmark. Yet again, the MediaTek MT6752 proved that the Taiwanese chipset fabricator had indeed put some work into the chipset.
The MT6752 comfortably beat the Snapdragon 615 in both single-core and multi-core tests, which is impressive.VerdictIt doesn't take an analyst to tell that the MediaTek MT6752 blows the Snapdragon 615 out of the water in two of the three benchmarks tests that we performed. MediaTek doesn't really enjoy a lot of popularity, especially for OEMs using the company's chipsets not complying with GPL policies. However, the MT6752 has proved that a good mobile SoC can come out of nowhere.
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Here's hoping that the competition stays healthy!