Snapdragon 439 vs Helio A22
We compared the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 (Adreno 505) with the older 4-core MediaTek Helio A22 (PowerVR GE8300) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
- Performs 3x better in floating-point computations
- Has 4 more cores
- Shows better (up to 24%) AnTuTu 11 score β 193K vs 155K
Pros of MediaTek Helio A22
- Supports 117% higher memory bandwidth (13.9 against 6.4 GB/s)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 87322 | 50011 |
| GPU | 13521 | 11351 |
| Memory | 48106 | 43708 |
| UX | 44166 | 50292 |
| Total score | 193115 | 155362 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 55.3 MB/sec | 27.9 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 22.4 pages/sec | 15.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 32.7 Mpixels/sec | 21.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 9 images/sec | 5.92 images/sec |
| HDR | 23.4 Mpixels/sec | 15.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 1.17 images/sec | 0.47 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 6.41 images/sec | 4.01 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 1.59 Mpixels/sec | 855.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 5175 |
| Video editing score | - | 3987 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 3196 |
| Photo editing score | - | 8627 |
| Writing score | - | 4460 |
| Phones tested | - | Less than 3 |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 46 FPS [Low] |
- |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 31 FPS [Low] |
- |
| Fortnite | 21 FPS [Low] |
- |
| Shadowgun Legends | 37 FPS [Low] |
- |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 32 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 29 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
No benchmark results yet
MediaTek Helio A22
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-08-29 (Honor 8S user) | CPU Throttle | 100% |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 439 and Helio A22CPU
| Architecture | 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A53 4x 1.45 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A53 |
| Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8-A |
| Process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 5.5 billion | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 4 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Adreno 505 | PowerVR GE8300 |
| Architecture | Adreno 500 | PowerVR Series8XE (Rogue) |
| GPU frequency | 650 MHz | 660 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1 | 2 |
| Shading units | 48 | 8 |
| Total shaders | 48 | 16 |
| FLOPS | 62.4 Gigaflops | 20.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| DirectX version | 11 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 536 | NeuroPilot |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 800 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Bus | 1x 32 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 6.4 Gb/s | 13.9 Gb/s |
| Max size | 5 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Max display resolution | 1920 x 1200 | 1600 x 720 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 21MP, 2x 8MP | 1x 21MP, 2x 13MP |
| Video capture | 1K at 30FPS | 1K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 1080p at 30FPS | 1080p at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 |
- H.264 - H.265 |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | X6 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 4 | LTE Cat. 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Up to 300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 75 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
Info
| Announced | June 2018 | June 2018 |
| Class | Low end | Low end |
| Model number | SDM439 | MT6761V/WAB |
| Official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 official site | MediaTek Helio A22 official site |
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