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Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 vs Dimensity 8400

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
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Dimensity 8400
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Dimensity 8400

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (with Adreno 735 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8400 (Mali-G720 MP7). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Specs
  7. Comments (114)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
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

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8400
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8400
  • Performs 38% better in floating-point computations
  • Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
  • 8% higher CPU clock speed (3250 vs 3000 MHz)
  • Shows better (up to 8%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1948K vs 1797K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
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Dimensity 8400

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
1797821
Dimensity 8400 +8%
1948428
CPU 556525 623766
GPU 503679 596540
Memory 307418 331200
UX 430199 396922
Total score 1797821 1948428
Samples [287 tests] [313 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 219.8 MB/sec 248.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 156.3 pages/sec 189.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 167.8 Mpixels/sec 189.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 113.3 images/sec 111.1 images/sec
HDR 142.1 Mpixels/sec 166.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 16.9 images/sec 19.8 images/sec
Photo processing 51.2 images/sec 58 images/sec
Ray tracing 6.15 Mpixels/sec 7.1 Mpixels/sec
Samples 64 tests 45 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 13.6 images/sec 21.3 images/sec
Face detection 6.39 images/sec 11.1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.47 Gpixels/sec 0.52 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.55 Gpixels/sec 0.71 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.54 Gpixels/sec 0.66 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 26.2 Gpixels/sec 37.2 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1701.5 FPS 1703.3 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 40 tests 31 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1033 1346
Stability 90% 86%
Graphics test 8 FPS 10 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 4992 5948
Graphics test 19 FPS 23 FPS
Section 1 22 FPS 25 FPS
Section 2 19 FPS 23 FPS
Section 3 16 FPS 20 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 3116 -
Stability 82% -
Graphics test 18 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14506 14034
Video editing score 7662 6661
Data manipulation score 15136 13175
Photo editing score 27100 23584
Writing score 19378 17637
Phones tested 14 models 5 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9CPU Throttle92%
📘 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9Geekbench 6 CPU1952 / 5317
📘 2026-09-19 -> Rox9ne9AnTuTu 111950942
📘 2026-09-18 (Rox9ne9)Geekbench 6 CPU1960 / 5182
📘 2026-09-17 (Jikorei Miruko)AnTuTu 121988803
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MediaTek Dimensity 8400
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-23 (AYS)AnTuTu 122192420
📘 2026-09-21 (tadslj)AnTuTu 111988365
📘 2026-09-21 (JenKenny)AnTuTu 112063774
📘 2026-09-20 (POCOMAN)AnTuTu 122112771
📘 2026-09-20 (BISON 010)AnTuTu 122214918
Add View all (389)

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and Dimensity 8400

CPU

Architecture 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A520		 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3000 MHz 3250 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 128 KB -
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 7.5 W 7 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 735 Mali-G720 MP7
Architecture Adreno 700 5th gen
GPU frequency 1100 MHz 1300 MHz
Pipelines 3 7
Shading units 256 128
Total shaders 768 896
FLOPS 1689.6 Gigaflops 2329.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU 880

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 67.2 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X70 5G -
4G support LTE Cat. 22 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 6500 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.4 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced March 2024 December 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8635 MT6899, MT6899Z
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 official site MediaTek Dimensity 8400 official site
Successor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 -
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8400:
    - “Dimensity 8400 Ultra” is the same chip as “Dimensity 8400” but marketed for better thermals and sustained performance.

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Comments

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jzee August 20, 2026 at 09:47 AM
D8400U is good in gaming. Who said its capped to 4cores in gaming? It can work simultaneously when needed by the system. It as All high performance cores which is very efficient. It automatically adjusts its frequency depending how light or heavy task is running. Also it runs cooler vs the predecessor.
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Rizwan May 14, 2026 at 07:07 AM
Poco x7 pro 💪💪 👍👍
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Mahfuz November 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Long time performance king snapdragon
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Sonic December 9, 2025 at 05:51 PM
Lol mediatek used cortex a725 which is newer than a720 used in snapdragon 8s gen 3, so mediatek is more better for long time performance
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nerdy June 20, 2026 at 08:23 PM
Sonic, for multicore task yes. but for day today usage i think having capable single core are better
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Shhikii August 18, 2026 at 04:00 PM
nerdy, But not that much noticeable. So I prefer d8400
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NexusYT September 25, 2025 at 04:07 PM
As a poco x7 pro user I didn't get any heating issues even on screen recording of pubg and codm why people giving false information without screen recording it gives stable fps at such low price feels warm slightly not too Hot
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adk March 7, 2026 at 12:33 PM
as a redmi turbo 4 (poco x7pro chinese) user, my phone gets hotter in lite gaming
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ALLL April 27, 2026 at 01:22 PM
adk, I think its because of the build, build used in the poco is not metal and glass
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Syntax May 24, 2026 at 03:54 PM
Yeah even though i'm using Poco x7 pro just for a while because it's an emergency phone from poco x3 nfc that finally died, it's giving me new perspective how i look about perfomance in phone.
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Chika June 19, 2026 at 01:41 PM
Pubg and codm is low level gaming, cheap phone with low end chipset can play those game smoothly Pls try zenless zone zero/wuthering wave
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Nix September 1, 2026 at 02:31 PM
adk, It's better that the phone should feel warm. As it effectively spread the heat, better the cooling. And it means that cooling system works...
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a7med September 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
8s gen 3 for sure it has 5 performance cores including X4 core while mtk has only 4 P cores it also has More optimized GPU " Adreno "
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ItzPoco September 22, 2025 at 06:04 PM
Dimensity 8400 ultra comes with "all big core" technology...Cortex A725 saves such more energy compared to hungry X4..also all cores are A725, meaning excellent thermal management despite being 3.25 peak. Also better GPU for dimensity...so...Dimensity 8400 wins but sd 8s gen 3 still takes a punch for sure!
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a7med September 29, 2025 at 02:54 PM
ItzPoco, bro 8s gen 4 has 4P cores + X3 big core D8400 has only 4P cores the 2.1 ghz A720 is not used during gaming games focus on first strongest 3 or 4 cores
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real mtta October 26, 2025 at 02:33 PM
a7med, bro sd8s gen 3 is better only on paper watch geekerwan video about dm 8400
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Lol December 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
a7med, adreno is trash outside of the flasghip Cips,only the 8 elite and 8 gen siries have the true lux to have good adreno gpus
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SkyFX March 10, 2026 at 04:28 PM
a7med, This is misinformation. That's not how it works. D8400 have 8 performance cores btw, and games are not restricted to 4 cores. Any telemetry overlay can show you that. Read up on Android's Completely Fair Scheduler (CFS).
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Pegasus August 15, 2025 at 06:34 AM
That cortex X4 on the Snapdragon is gen 3 is giving it a little boost in single core performance
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Ami June 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Is X7s camera better or F6s?
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Jil June 14, 2025 at 03:21 AM
Both is close u can see difference only when zoom in f6 slightly better when zoom in photo
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CONV1KT May 22, 2025 at 08:31 AM
Higher graphics settings and intense gaming for 3 years? Go for X7 Pro. Maybe a slight reduction in gaming but 5-7 years of custom updates and better camera? Go for F6. Should also mention that X7 pro supports only 30fps in front camera video recording where F6 supports 60fps. Of course price plays a good role here. F6 costs less from where I am making F6 the obvious better choice.
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Eternal October 9, 2025 at 02:26 PM
That's only for selfie camera
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a7med April 28, 2025 at 05:10 PM
Lets try the new acount future
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UnTwo April 20, 2025 at 01:58 PM
Buy both phone Poco F6 and Poco x7 pro....then feel the difference...
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Mishrab April 11, 2025 at 04:03 AM
X7pro iqoo neo 10 r Which is better?
+72 Reply
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Md Arif April 18, 2025 at 03:27 PM
Maybe neo 10 r
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Ashok yadav May 26, 2025 at 01:40 PM
Poco x 7 pro better
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Hello September 28, 2025 at 04:33 AM
Ashok yadav , Bro is x7 pro really Better I mean for the heaviest gaming titles
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Hello October 19, 2025 at 06:27 PM
Hello, How? And which games?
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Momo April 3, 2025 at 04:57 PM
Guys please give recommendations whether to get f6 or x7pro, i only play genshin and pubg
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Aman Chauhan April 8, 2025 at 06:57 AM
Please go for F6 or, if you can, go for F7. Don't buy X7 Pro. I have been using it since its launch in February. It has very bad performance in gaming, it overheats a lot, and the battery, even though the numbers are large, works like a normal 4500 - 5000 mAh. For other tasks, it's okayish, but for gaming, please stay away from it. I am regretting my decision to go with it. I will be changing it soon.
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Emre April 19, 2025 at 09:11 AM
Aman Chauhan, Stop giving false information. It doesn't get hot while playing pubg. Runs smooth as well. U are just right about the battery.
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Pluh April 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Emre, i have this phone and yes it heats because its 120fps in pubg
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Emre April 20, 2025 at 08:04 PM
Pluh, I mean, it doesn't get "overheat". Of course every phone will get heat while playing 120 fps.
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Adam April 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
For Genshin Impact, X7 Pro works better, but for everything else, F6 is better choice. This Mediatek Dimensity 8400 Ultra is performing worse than few years old Dimensity 1200 in UI, browsers and other apps. And like Aman said, the battery drain is very big in X7 Pro in both idle and in Genshin. I also feel like it had 4500mAh battery, not 6000mAh. Btw, I'm not favoring Snapdragons, I'm using Mediatek chips since many years and I liked their older chips, but what they did with 7xxx & 8xxx Dimensity series, it's very annoying.
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¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ March 29, 2025 at 03:43 AM
I'm shocked at how people see Qualcomm chips as better than MediaTek chips. Wow. What cope! It hurts!
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Khaos March 29, 2025 at 02:06 PM
Compared to the 8300, this new Dimensity chipset sure is good. It could've benefited further from using a cortex X3 as a prime core, but then MediaTek would just be shooting themselves in the foot if that happens since that would give the D8400 the opportunity to ram right through the 8 Gen 2 based on raw CPU horsepower alone, something I personally don't think a mid-range SoC should do when compared to a flagship one.
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Khaos March 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Khaos, Oh, and I almost forgot to add that it could also trash the 8s Gen 3 as well on CPU if that happens
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Talha@imam March 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Both are equally good chips but you are into multiplayer games like PUBG , Warzone etc , Snapdragon is slightly better in frame stability and network reception , other than gaming doesn't matter what you pick both are pretty powerful
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Ddiii April 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
What do you mean by network reception?
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Tatti October 1, 2025 at 03:20 PM
Ddiii, He means about SD's connectivity.
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Gagan March 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Don't worry guys, sd 8 gen 3 is one year old and 8400 is newer soc Wait for sd 8s elite, then compare both.... Gpu : 5.1L or 6.2L are not huge difference, both gpu are similar Cpu: sd cpu is better Network modem: sd is very good Cache: sd is better.. Efficiency: 8400 is slightly efficient in power saving Conclusion: both soc are good with same price range But I have choice then I will go for sd 8sgen3 or 8gen 3.. But as compared to 8300, 8400 is better in terms of heat control
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Mohd Sakir March 18, 2025 at 03:44 PM
Which one should i go for gamong and long lasting
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Pro March 27, 2025 at 05:51 PM
Go for snapdragon because of its stability and consistency
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HeungA February 25, 2025 at 05:55 PM
Hey guys, how much does poco x7 pro cost in your country?
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Dani February 26, 2025 at 05:28 AM
i got the poco x7 pro in USD 286.85
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Jan February 28, 2025 at 06:53 AM
Dani, i bought when early bird. +- $277,38
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Suman March 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
In india its base varient cost about 25000 rupees rughly 300 dollar
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A7med February 25, 2025 at 05:11 PM
For me 8s Gen 3 still better choise
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Alex February 19, 2025 at 04:19 PM
MediaTEK very bad for emulation. Can't run Winlator DirectX 11 + games. Very bad. Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 easily runs Resident Evil 2 Remake on Winlator with 30-40 fps.
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404 March 9, 2025 at 02:14 PM
Well not everyone playes emulator games sooo....
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Zyx February 12, 2025 at 01:55 PM
Just get any one , both are good cpu
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Samarth March 14, 2025 at 04:40 AM
Check gpu antutu score
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Lol January 29, 2025 at 01:17 AM
No driver support for mediatek...I hv 7+gen 2 launched with vulkan 1.0 drivers now this chipset support vulkan 1.4 Custom drivers 😍
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Lone Cool Unc May 18, 2025 at 01:30 AM
What is that?? I'm buying 8s gen 3 so I wanna know that
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Ankit January 28, 2025 at 08:50 PM
I think 8s gen 3 is good in long term performence
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404 March 9, 2025 at 02:14 PM
so does Dimensity 8400
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tempayy June 23, 2025 at 08:28 AM
404, No, the 8s Gen3 outperforms in long term because of open source drivers. It can be updated with custom firmware and also overclocked if that's the stuff you want. The 8400 will need to replaced after 5+ years or less dependent on usage.
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Manong April 3, 2026 at 02:42 AM
tempayy, I agree. Snapdragon is more efficient because of custom roms that the devs are working..mean while dimensity have less developers or maybe none.
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kem January 24, 2025 at 02:35 PM
MTK is powerful but due to it's close source devs will have a hard time optimizing customizing it i own both MTK and SD phones SD still get supports from devs have more graphics settings options from modern games and get Custom Roms even after few years passed On the other hand MTK ur stuck with less settings cuz the phone doesnt get update and no custom roms available it is what it is it's like youre left with a piece of metal after 3 yrs
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tempayy June 23, 2025 at 08:30 AM
Precisely. If MTK starts providing open source chipsets then it can actually have people consider it over Snapdragon for long term usage. MTK provides good VFM for their chipsets and the raw performance is also solid. But the close end chipsets can be a major deal breaker
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8th_Ascendant June 24, 2025 at 02:28 AM
tempayy, We do have DORA (Dimensity open resource architecture) meant for that purpose though. Been around since the D8100 or something but still the closest option (unless you all mean open source in terms of GPU drivers in which case it's an entirely different story)
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Skeptic January 16, 2025 at 01:18 PM
What's the TDP on the 8400?
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Alz January 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I don't know exactly but geekerwan in YouTube review this chip and its Very efficient chip specially at low and medium frequencies
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SkyFX March 10, 2026 at 04:11 PM
7w is the TDP on the 8400.
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Manong April 3, 2026 at 02:44 AM
SkyFX, Thanks bro that's useful handful info
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Onii Codm January 12, 2025 at 02:44 AM
Putting a G720 Gpu in a mid range is a absolute win for many people. It's the advance version of high end GPUs where in 8s gen 3 the gpu architecture is old as it's used the same gpu model of 8+gen 1 haha. This time Mediatek surely did a good job. Even the api versions are modern in G720
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savila January 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
POCO F6 still cheaper than POCO X7 PRO tho
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¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ January 12, 2025 at 07:17 AM
The X7 Pro offers power/performance improvements over the F6. I doubt the F7 this year will be exciting.
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404 March 9, 2025 at 02:15 PM
the price is similar in my country
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ggqwerty March 22, 2025 at 04:11 PM
¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯, f70 is using a Snapdragon 8 gen 3 while the pro version is 8 gen elite so its all the more reason to get excited.
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Rishi January 9, 2025 at 07:32 AM
8400 beats 8 s gen 3 in every aspect.
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Tech nerd January 9, 2025 at 03:22 PM
The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 outperforms the Dimensity 8400 in several key areas. The X4 core is superior to the Dimensity 8400's A725 core, and the instruction set is better on 8s Gen 3. The ISP in the Snapdragon is also more advanced, though not highlighted here. While the Dimensity 8400 excels in benchmarks and GPU, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 leads in single-core performance, crucial for gaming. Additionally, Snapdragon phones support GCam, which the MediaTek Dimensity cannot. Although the Dimensity 8400 is competitive, Snapdragon's developer ecosystem and overall performance make it the preferred choice, signaling where MediaTek must improve.
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¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ January 10, 2025 at 03:59 AM
Tech nerd, 8S gen 3 uses last year's ISP. Who TF uses gcam? Single core... Yeah. That's one area MTK doesn't want it to scream "flagship". Overall, these are just minor things. Telling me the 8s gen 3 is better is like telling me the 8 Gen 3 is more powerful. WTF?
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You're just a typical fanboy. January 10, 2025 at 04:02 AM
Tech nerd, This is definitely a Qualcomm fanboy comment. How did you know the ISP of the 8s gen 3 is better? Have you done a professional test? Have you checked it yourself? The single core on the 8s gen 3 may score better in Geekbench, but it's not as efficient as the A725 core in the 8400. Ask geekerwan! You Qualcomm fanboys just make things up to make MediaTek look bad. But it won't work! I'll still buy a MediaTek phone, no matter what!
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You're just a typical fanboy. January 10, 2025 at 04:05 PM
Tech nerd, Liar liar! Pants on fire!
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Tech nerd January 11, 2025 at 03:56 PM
You're just a typical fanboy., Dimensity fanboys, calm down! I'm not entirely against Dimensity processors, but most brands prefer Snapdragon due to its long-term stability. How many brands currently use the Dimensity 8300, and how many will adopt the Dimensity 8400? The reason is simple: most developers focus on Snapdragon processors, which results in custom ROM support, GCam compatibility, and more. MediaTek needs to improve its processors beyond just paper specs and benchmarks. While Dimensity may be theoretically better, real life performance requires more data. I'm not a Snapdragon fanboy; I support what's true. As a matter of fact, I own an X100 Pro with a Dimensity 9300, and I've experienced its throttling issues firsthand. Previously, I used the Nord 2 with a Dimensity 1200, and despite being a MediaTek Dimensity supporter, I acknowledge that it needs significant much more improvement in real life performance.
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Software developer January 16, 2025 at 04:18 AM
Tech nerd, True, dimensity is better on paper but in reality optimisation is where they fall back compared to sd, I saw a comparison on trakin tech english between f6 and X7 pro where x7 pro scores better in almost all benchmarks except stability (obviously cortex X4 takes the lead) but when it came to real life genshin impact avg fps, the difference was huge. 59 fps on f6 and 54 on x7 pro. 8400 ultra had terrible drops. Even developers in android mostly prioritise sd more than mediatek be it any game or app
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JKO January 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Tech nerd, Bro in what you said above, who said that Gaming is better with a Prime Single Core? Do you think that Prime Core is forced to run all the time while playing the game? Where did the importance of the rest of the M cores go? Another look at the Cores Architecture, 8s has 3 E cores, A720 4 M cores, X4 1 P Core. On the other hand, no E cores bro, not even a single E core anymore. Adding 8 of ARM's latest A725 M cores means that demanding games can be run efficiently without the need to increase the clock speed with improved IPC. Isn't this one of the key area that can provide more than needed performance in gaming as an upper midrange SoC, bro?
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Ricky January 21, 2025 at 09:45 PM
¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯, Just get 8 gen 2 it's better than both 8s gen 3 or 8400 in everything CPU GPU isp stability performance custom ROMs support ISP whatever A flagship chip is always better than midrange chips
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Khaos January 23, 2025 at 07:14 AM
Ricky , Buddy, the 8 Gen 2 is a bit outdated. At this point, If they're after Custom ROM, GCAM support, and high-tier app optimization then the SD 8 Gen 3 serves them well. If you're looking for a more cost-efficient alternative and are willing to sacrifice developer optimization for more or less the same levels of performance and efficiency, the D9300 serves as an option B. In the end, everybody has the right to choose which phone they buy to satisfy their needs. Just because you think Snapdragon is better or Dimensity is better doesn't mean you should force them to do so.
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Zeepro January 24, 2025 at 07:47 PM
¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯, Who doesn't use GCam on poco phones. The stock camera processing is terrible. GCam makes the pics genuinely look good and to an extent converts it to an overall all rounder from a performance only phone.
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Tech nerd January 27, 2025 at 06:40 PM
JKO, Ok, Even the Dimensity 8300, which many consider powerful, is not widely adopted by brands. Let's see how many brands will opt for the new Dimensity 8400. Brands are not foolish for choosing Snapdragon over Dimensity, despite Dimensity processors being cheaper. The reason, as I mentioned earlier, is that MediaTek processors, although good, still lag behind Snapdragon. They often create hype before launching a new processor, but in reality, Dimensity processors throttle and heat up excessively. I can attest to this, as I'm still using the X100 Pro, and it's terrible when it comes to gaming and video editing performance. Only the Dimensity 8200, which is budget-friendly, has proven stable. However, even that processor lacks developer support. Let's not fight here; accept the truth. As consumers, we should demand better, not just hyped things. I wish MediaTek will improve in the future.
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¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ February 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Tech nerd, It's from Vivo, not MediaTek. MediaTek doesn't design the cooling system. Vivo does. The Dimensity 9300 is pretty efficient.
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Khaos February 8, 2025 at 01:05 PM
My goodness, look at this! Look at this mess between the two biggest Android SoC fanbases. Even a midrange Dimensity chip that's proven a major upgrade from the last gen D8300, they'll just find ways to make a huge fuss out of it. I won't disagree with the fact that MediaTek has a lot of work to do with their chipsets, but please remember they can only optimize the hardware itself. The main issue, like you all said, lies in the software level from both the app developers and from the phone manufacturers. No matter how powerful a chip is, if it's paired with such a crippled system and little to no support from devs, then it's all gone in smoke. I fear this is the very mentality that will drag us all down 😔
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Dark February 11, 2025 at 06:48 AM
Tech nerd, Bruh, who said MediaTek doesn't support GCam? I am using GCam on my Dimensity 8300, 700, Helio G99 with no problems. GCam works; don't listen to this guy. He is a Snapdragon fanboy, and he's lying. MediaTek Dimensity does support GCam, and yes, about the kernel source code—the company is responsible for releasing it to the public, and blame ARM for not giving open-source drivers. I am neither a MediaTek fanboy nor a Snapdragon fanboy. I just wanted to clear the confusion and rumors spread by some Snapdragon fanboys.
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Tech nerd February 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Dark, I advocate for truth and compromise on nothing. Even if Snapdragon chips perform poorly, I'll criticize them coz, as a consumer, I demand the best. If others can achieve excellence, why can't MediaTek? They create hype but often fail to deliver real world performance and efficiency due to cost cutting measures on their chips. Don't assume I'm a Snapdragon fanboy; I'm not. I urge you all not to blindly support any brand, but instead, support the truth. Don't compromise on quality and don't think emotionally. As consumers, we deserve the best, not mediocre products. Let's not make excuses for subpar performance, saying it's just a mid-range processor.' That's not our problem it's theirs.
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TURBO February 25, 2025 at 02:22 AM
Khaos, Yeah, this year, a lot of phone brands are gonna use Dimensity 8400, e.g., Realme Neo 7 SE, iQOO Z10 Turbo, etc. So, after an update in Poco X7, they will optimize the Dimensity 8400, and PUBG and BGMI will run at 120 FPS. We just have to see, after the update, which phone runs at better FPS: iQOO Neo 9 Pro or Dimensity 8400 Ultra. That's why I am waiting to buy Poco X7 Pro.
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Turbo February 25, 2025 at 02:25 AM
Tech nerd, The saddest thing about the poco is is you buy the phone early than after 3 or 4 months the price drop on poco is 😧 crazy 🤡🙃
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MASTER February 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Tech nerd, I have a genuine question, When I open Call of Duty Mobile with phone equipped with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, The 'Max Graphics' doesn't even show, Then again when I open it with a equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, Still the 'Max Graphics' option just wasn't there, But when I tried with a phone equipped with MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra, The 'Max Graphics' option was there. I was surprised, I thought does Snapdragon Chips even support 'Max Graphics' or not, Then to finally do a one last attempt, I opened the game with a phone equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, and to my suprise, The 'Max Graphics' option WAS THERE. In a Nutshell: - Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 = Max Graphic setting unlocked is 'Very High' - Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 = Same as Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 - Dimensity 8400 Ultra = Max Graphic setting unlocked is 'Max' - Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 = Same as Dimensity 8400 Ultra My question is: If Snapdragon has better optimizations for games and game developers optimise their games for Snapdragon better, Why is the Max Graphic Setting locked on Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and 8 Gen 2? But unlocked on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Dimensity 8400 Ultra. I think the saying that 'Snapdragon has better optimizations for games' is outdated now, Because games just see what the chip is capable of, They don't care about the brand, So basically Dimensity 8400 Ultra is better than Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and 8 Gen 2. And before someone says it might be because Call of Duty might have some kind of partnership with MediaTek or something like that, I checked it's nothing like that. However, This was a genuine question from my side, Hope I get a answer...)
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Tech nerd February 26, 2025 at 03:46 PM
MASTER, Regarding your question, my answer is that the Dimensity 8400 GPU is undoubtly good, and it has a powerful GPU, which is why you get max graphics unlocked from the begining. However, when it comes to developer support and future optimization, most developers always prioritize Snapdragon over Dimensity. Mediatek's Dimensity processors have good GPUs, just look at the pipeline in it, which Snapdragon's GPU only has two, but due to developer support, it performs better in the long run. Despite having a good GPU, Dimensity processors struggle after some time, and MediaTek's cost cutting measures also make Dimensity processors struggle in the long run. It might change in the future, but for now, Snapdragon, being an american brand vastly use by many smartphone brands, always gets preferential support from developers. Lastly, I want to emphasize that I have no hatred towards MediaTek or Dimensity; I'm just stating the facts as I see them. As somone from the tech field and an engineer myself, I have personally tested and verified the points I mentioned above. Lets hope more brands adopt Dimensity 8400, so it gets better optimised. Unfortunatly, Dimensity 8300 didnt get much support from brands, hopefully 8400 will be diferent.
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MASTER February 28, 2025 at 01:20 AM
Tech nerd, You mean they will wear out and become slow or game will lag afterwards? Because right now games run smoother on MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra than Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Do you mean that after 4 Years, The games that used to run smoother on Dimensity 8400 Ultra will start to become laggy and be smooth in Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 or Gen 2? I am confused so much right now, According to you, Under ₹30,000 [$343], What should I buy: POCO X7 Pro with MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra OR POCO F6 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Every website or comparison shows that MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra is better but people say still go with Snapdragon, What should I do?
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Tech nerd February 28, 2025 at 07:15 PM
MASTER, First of all, I'm answering here for the last time!!!! And about MediaTek processors, I'm using the Vivo X100 Pro, and most games are not playable as smoothly as they are on same-year launched Snapdragon processors. This phone throttles and heats up, and this is always the case when I've purchased a MediaTek processor phone, and this is all due to MediaTek's cost-cutting measures which are clearly noticeable. And lastly, bro, I'll say here, don't go for Poco or any Xiaomi phone. Wait a little and buy the iQOO Neo 10R with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 instead if you want a good gaming and camera and an all-rounder phone. And one piece of advice: don't update it after six months of purchase. Just keep your apps updated and take some precautions while using the browser. This is because every Chinese brand deliberately reduces performance through updates after six months, mostly. For at least three years, your phone will last. Based on my personal experience. Take care, buddy. And to all guys, please don't think emotionally and support the truth always.
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Lmoooo March 6, 2025 at 02:50 PM
Khaos, Arguments between sd & mtk is crazy😂💀
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Coping much March 15, 2025 at 09:35 AM
You're just a typical fanboy., You are coping too much the numbers are there if you can't accept it it's your fault
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Khaos March 15, 2025 at 02:10 PM
Coping much, I think you're the one who's coping too much. We have midrange chips for a reason, they're supposed to offer a solid performance at a reasonable price. Sure the D8400 is behind the 8s Gen 3 in several aspects, both big and small, but then again it won't be noticeable in normal day-to-day usage will it?
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Progyan March 15, 2025 at 06:41 PM
Dark, Doesn't support properly. Too much hassle. And ISP of 8Sgen3 is obviously better than 8400. Do some research.F6 outperforms X7 Pro in camera by a margin. And yeah u will always need BUFFER FIX module to make gcam work smoothly on 8400 .. it'll always he laggy inside the gcam ui and whatsapp scrolling.... MediaTek has many limitations. I myself was a custom rom maintainer for MTK... it was bad experience. 8sgen3 is so easy to handle.
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SoC fan March 26, 2025 at 04:06 AM
Progyan, The x7 pro is Actually not so good at camera I'm using it and others then The camera everything's is just Amazing I play COD no lag at all on prolonged sessions like I play for 3 to 4 hours on it continuously on max Settings on graphics And I've seen a bit of frame drops but goes constant 59 or 60 fps at least not lower and mostly between 115 to 98 fps in mine and still get 50 or sometimes more then 50 of my battery left of started from 100%
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Confused between neo 10r and x7 pro April 15, 2025 at 02:13 PM
SoC fan, how's the poco x7 pro performing now? any heating or lagg issue yet? has camera quality increased with update?
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SkyFX June 14, 2025 at 05:00 PM
Tech nerd, "just look at the pipeline in it". Tech nerd obviously doesn't understand anything about shaders. Just throwing around buzzwords trying to sound smart.
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Tech nerd July 27, 2025 at 07:31 PM
SkyFX, More GPU pipelines mean better parallel processing and higher performance, especially for heavy tasks. GPUs with only two pipelines can still work well if developers support is best, but extra pipelines provide more power and future proofing, also it consumes extra power. Don’t try to act over smart here , SkyFX. The problem with guyz like you is that you all just can’t digest the fact that Snapdragon perform better. MediaTek always overhype and fools people with benchmarks before launch. 8400 is good but not best.
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SkyFX August 31, 2025 at 01:43 AM
Tech nerd, Tech nerd, “look at the pipeline in it" alone tells nothing. You can’t compare Mali vs Adreno that way, they’re completely different architectures. What actually matters is shader count, clock speed, bandwidth and driver quality, and in those the 8400 comes out ahead with more shaders, higher frequency and higher FLOPS. You tossing out “pipelines” just proves you don’t understand GPU design. It's just buzzwords trying to sound smart in a room full of dumb people. In sustained gaming, that big core is a liability. X-cores have terrible FPS-per-watt compared to a bank of efficient A725s. X-cores heat up, trigger throttling faster, and don’t contribute much once the GPU is saturated. A full-blooded A725 cluster is actually better for real-world gaming than a mixed-core SoC. It gives you consistent high-performance threads without the scheduler wasting cycles juggling tiny, medium and “hero” cores. That means smoother frametimes, less thread migration overhead, and steadier sustained performance. By reading all obove - You’re an obvious Qualcomm fanboy that refuses to acknowledge the 8400 wins. You talk like someone clutching their 8s Gen 3 and trying to convince yourself it’s better, even when the 8400 literally outbenches it in GPU and multicore. Pretending pipelines and single core make it a gaming godsend just exposes you.
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Tech nerd September 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
SkyFX, The 8400 is pathetic. MediaTek hypes Dimensity like it’s some braekthrough, but in reality it’s thermal throttling trash with zero0 developer support. I’m not even waving Qualcomm flag, I use a Diimensity 9300 right now and I had the 1200 nord 2 before. Both were disasters. Nw here’s the kill shot, Adreno is a fully custom GPU, built with advanced tile-based deferred rendering, superior shader compiler efficiency, deeper execution pipelines, and optimized driver stacks that scale across games and emulators. Mali/Immortalis? Just generic ARM reference cores with poor ALU utilization, weak scheduling, shallow pipelines, memory bandwidth starvation, and instant thermal collalpse under sustained loads. Adrenno sustains higher FPS, better frame pacing, and lower power draw, while Mali melts into frame drops and stuutter within minutes. Even on CPU, Snapdragon’s better cache hierarchy and sustained thermal design keep performance stable, while Dimensity chips throttle down to midrange behavior. And dev support? Snapdragon gets kernel sources, GPU driver updates, and thrivving ROM communities. MediaTek? Dead on arrival. So keep defending your undercooked toaster GPU, it’s hilarious watching you cry over silicon that the entire tech wolrd already treats as second class garbage. Keep barking now , try hard to defend So called MediaTek
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Golden September 5, 2025 at 02:10 PM
Tech nerd, You just get lost skyfx , @Tech Nerd bro you're right, I went through every comment of yours from top to bottom, and you really have good knowledge. You're also right that MediaTek is crap. I recently purchased the Oppo 14 Pro, and it's bad for gaming it doesn’t even support Grid Legends and it overheats and constant fps fluctuation. The same goes for my cousin sister Poco X7 Pro. Going for Dimensity was the worst decision I ever made.
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SkyFX September 6, 2025 at 03:19 AM
Tech nerd, You went from "8400 is good but not the best" to "8400 is pathetic". Stop using ChatGPT to write your responses, the lack of any consistency and style here just exposes you even further lmao. "Generic ARM reference cores" it must hurt to sound that stupid. You keep buying MediaTek devices, and you allegedly own one, yet you claim they suck. Something isn't adding up here, the consistency - I know this one, I smell a generic Qualcomm fanboy who can't confess MediaTek is actually good (and cheaper). You want to talk overheating? Lmfao! Look at the 8 elite! Every phone with it has horrible throttling and sub 50% GPU stability. In-house designed SoC and it's a fire hazard. Let's not forget 888, gen 1, - even the 8s gen 4 while we're at it lmfao! So we get to look at a consistent problem with Qualcomm: SD 8SG4 are STILL on last year's "generic" A720 cores - when A725 was the biggest efficiency leap in A7xx history! iQOO Neo 10 running Genshin on 48.5c lmao! It's not even a heavy game anymore! Cost cutting A720s while charging a 100€ premium over MediaTek counterparts. That performance you get in benchmarks won't even reflect in games for more than a minute - at best! I'm sure the indian heat won't help you any lmao. See? I can back up what I say - you just pull it out of your ass with textbook jargon generated in ChatGPT. You're pretty dumb to even bring up that thermal argument to begin with - just proves you know nothing. And it's the same old "custom ROM" when almost every OEM by now have locked down bootloaders, so see you soon crawling to Google/Tensor pretty soon with MediaTek GPUs inside that still works perfectly with custom ROMs. I'd argue it's the biggest custom ROM devices around - no issues. Oh btw, Mesa (who develops custom drivers for Adreno) has no interest in Adreno 8xx - so no custom drivers for you! Nice alt over, nobody crawls through 35+ comments on a month-old thread just to say "I read all your comments top to bottom bro" unless it’s you arguing with yourself. You even recycled the same "MediaTek crap, overheats, regret buying" script word for word. So keep using A.I and alts to give yourself a pat on your insecure ass. A participation trophy is in the mail to you. Please don't cry too much about it. Maybe Qualcomm will send you some sticker packs too.
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Samual here, September 7, 2025 at 08:30 PM
SkyFX, I want more fight plz carry on further...
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Tech nerd September 7, 2025 at 08:38 PM
SkyFX, I used perplexity ai, not ChatGPT buddy, for little English correction, else everything i said is 100 percent my own , and Dimensity is trash!!! keep on defending, Lastly i genuinely dont know wTf is Golden.
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RLR September 25, 2025 at 06:34 PM
SkyFX, Qualcomm fan boys are getting out of control.
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SkyFX March 10, 2026 at 03:38 PM
RLR, He's using A.I to write his comments because he's too dumb to think for himself, he's dumb enough to admit it. And he's using bots to upvote his comments, and alts to back and glaze himself up. He's the most insecure person I've ever seen in a comment field. He doesn't know anything himself, it's almost all written by A.I. Just copy/paste his comments on A.I detection sites and you'll see. You can easily see which ones he writes himself, and which are A.I on the completely different styles and the amount of jargon (A.I loves using jargon). Nanoreview mods should look into his account (Golden is an obvious alt of his). It's too obvious at this point that this is not organic, especially the upvotes. Mods can check the IPs.
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SkyFX March 10, 2026 at 03:48 PM
RLR, This comment of Tech Nerd for example is 100% A.I written: "The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 outperforms the Dimensity 8400 in several key areas. The X4 core is superior to the Dimensity 8400's A725 core, and the instruction set is better on 8s Gen 3. The ISP in the Snapdragon is also more advanced, though not highlighted here. While the Dimensity 8400 excels in benchmarks and GPU, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 leads in single-core performance, crucial for gaming. Additionally, Snapdragon phones support GCam, which the MediaTek Dimensity cannot. Although the Dimensity 8400 is competitive, Snapdragon's developer ecosystem and overall performance make it the preferred choice, signaling where MediaTek must improve." Every. Single. Word. EXPOSED!
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SkyFX March 10, 2026 at 04:09 PM
Tech nerd, Your Text is AI/GPT Generated 100% AI GPT "The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 outperforms the Dimensity 8400 in several key areas. The X4 core is superior to the Dimensity 8400's A725 core, and the instruction set is better on 8s Gen 3. The ISP in the Snapdragon is also more advanced, though not highlighted here. While the Dimensity 8400 excels in benchmarks and GPU, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 leads in single-core performance, crucial for gaming. Additionally, Snapdragon phones support GCam, which the MediaTek Dimensity cannot. Although the Dimensity 8400 is competitive, Snapdragon's developer ecosystem and overall performance make it the preferred choice, signaling where MediaTek must improve." ---- Tech Nerd is a fraud. All his arguments are written by A.I. You can easily see it on the typing styles which he writes himself (insults mostly, lots of spelling errors). Or, just copy paste his comments on zerogpt and you'll see! Tech Nerd big L. Embarrassing being caught this bad, hahaha!
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Tech nerd May 22, 2026 at 01:06 PM
SkyFX, Cry hard 😂😂 Yes, everything is Ai only. According to you, every person uses Ai to win against u..
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Tech nerd May 22, 2026 at 02:11 PM
SkyFX, Isn’t the discussion was about which chip is better and why? (In terms of cores and instruction sets, Snapdragon is better) So according to you, everything I said is wrong, right? And if you were correct, even Ai would have given answers supporting your point. If everything here is just AI help answer, then why can’t you prove your point and win against it? If Dimensity is actually better in reality, then why does AI keep giving answers like this every time , and why do most tech people support snapdragon over mediatek? You keep saying I’m taking AI help and writing, but that was never the point here. The point was which chip is better in reality. Suck my => and stop behaving like kid here.
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