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Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 vs Dimensity 8400

Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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Dimensity 8400
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Dimensity 8400

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (with Adreno 825 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 (48)

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 4
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 8400
  • Shows better (up to 19%) AnTuTu 11 score – 2314K vs 1948K
  • Supports 13% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 against 68.2 GB/s)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8400
  • Higher GPU frequency (~13%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
vs
Dimensity 8400

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 +19%
2314417
Dimensity 8400
1948428
CPU 645495 623766
GPU 809405 596540
Memory 372805 331200
UX 486712 396922
Total score 2314417 1948428
Samples [457 tests] [313 tests]
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 293.4 MB/sec 248.7 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 188.6 pages/sec 189.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 207.8 Mpixels/sec 189.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 152.7 images/sec 111.1 images/sec
HDR 216.4 Mpixels/sec 166.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 23.4 images/sec 19.8 images/sec
Photo processing 55.2 images/sec 58 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.25 Mpixels/sec 7.1 Mpixels/sec
Samples 50 tests 45 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 33.5 images/sec 21.3 images/sec
Face detection 16.8 images/sec 11.1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.62 Gpixels/sec 0.52 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.77 Gpixels/sec 0.71 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 1.2 Gpixels/sec 0.66 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.24 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 70.4 Gpixels/sec 37.2 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 2750.3 FPS 1703.3 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 35 tests 31 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1688 1346
Stability 83% 86%
Graphics test 13 FPS 10 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 7641 5948
Graphics test 29 FPS 23 FPS
Section 1 34 FPS 25 FPS
Section 2 29 FPS 23 FPS
Section 3 25 FPS 20 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 3705 -
Graphics test 22 FPS -

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 15597 14034
Video editing score 7750 6661
Data manipulation score 13734 13175
Photo editing score 26988 23584
Writing score 17764 17637
Phones tested 8 models 5 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-24 (heytempl)AnTuTu 112391065
📘 2026-09-23 (Val)AnTuTu 122658288
📘 2026-09-23 (raumatiensinh)AnTuTu 122420250
📘 2026-09-22 (Xiaomi Redmi turbo 4 pro)AnTuTu 122599873
📘 2026-09-22 (Deff)AnTuTu 122452982
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MediaTek Dimensity 8400
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-24 (Xann)AnTuTu 122143962
📘 2026-09-23 (AYS)AnTuTu 122192420
📘 2026-09-21 (tadslj)AnTuTu 111988365
📘 2026-09-21 (JenKenny)AnTuTu 112063774
📘 2026-09-20 (POCOMAN)AnTuTu 122112771
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Dimensity 8400

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex-X4
3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex-A720		 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
Cores 8 8
Frequency 3210 MHz 3250 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L1 cache 128 KB -
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 7 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 825 Mali-G720 MP7
Architecture Adreno 800 5th gen
GPU frequency 1150 MHz 1300 MHz
Pipelines 2 7
Shading units 512 128
Total shaders 1024 896
FLOPS 2355.2 Gigaflops 2329.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek NPU 880

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 76.8 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- 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 X75 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 -
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 4200 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 6.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced April 2025 December 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number SM8735 MT6899, MT6899Z
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 official site MediaTek Dimensity 8400 official site
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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NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED January 10, 2026 at 02:58 PM
The 8s gen 4 has 8 Mb of L3 cache *shared and 8400 has 3.56 Mb of L2 cache *combined
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Rifat January 8, 2026 at 04:16 AM
8s 4 is a hitting processor+ hungry
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Mev. December 30, 2025 at 02:57 AM
Which one is better at AllRound and long-term? Realme GT 7T or Poco F7? Both are almost the same price, with Poco F7 having 12/512 and Realme GT 7T 12/256 (or 12/512 if discount)
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Ajay Kumar January 24, 2026 at 06:54 AM
Poco F7 beast mobile.... Go for Poco
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PiresMp4 October 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Poco F7 for 338$ or Poco X7 pro for 260$? Both 256/12
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Memokingo October 17, 2025 at 03:41 PM
Guys which is the best the non-pro 15T or the pock F7 ?
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GenesisBH November 11, 2025 at 02:01 PM
15T: Photographs - Poco F7: games
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NotPoco October 7, 2025 at 08:42 PM
Poco X7 pro 8/256 for 284€...Poco f7 12/256 for 389€...I got Poco X7 pro 12/512 for 300€ and I'm using it one month now...I also used Poco f7 12/256 for 2 weeks from a friend....From this little experience I can tell you one thing: I don't know how but mediatek feels smoother than snapdragon. I'm still trying to figure it out because it makes no sense...Snapdragon on paper wins, especially in GPU and single core performance...But in real life when you put the phones side by side u barely notice the difference...and yes dimensity OPEN MOST APPS FASTER!! In gaming? Well both handle genshin impact 60 fps ultra....though here comes the slight better GPU of snapdragon to push fps up to even 90 with wild boost!! Both these results are insane for the price those phones come to!! Keep competition to peak so we customers can select between cheap but killer options!
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SkyFX October 11, 2025 at 01:49 AM
How can you have played Genshin at 90 FPS when it's capped at 60? Wildboost and the Xiaomi/Poco Game Turbo stats are the most inaccurate in the industry - and has been since MIUI 14. That app is notorious of showing 120fps in 60 FPS capped games, and over 60 FPS when it's clearly struggling with a game below 30 FPS. Download Scene is you want accurate numbers. Never trust Poco/Xiaomi software to actually do anything or be accurate. Half of HOS are buttons with 0 code under it - like super resolution for Genshin impact that doesn't change anything at all.
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Skibidi January 13, 2026 at 02:02 AM
SkyFX, is it available on google play store?
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SkyFX March 10, 2026 at 03:02 PM
Skibidi, Shizuku is available at Gplay. But Scene is not, and you will have to Google "omarea vltools" (Chinese site), or find the telegram group where updates are released. There's also tutorials on YouTube for it.
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DannyIT September 29, 2025 at 06:56 AM
Qualcomm Snapdragon is always TOP processor as vs mid range MediaTek. The same as Intel is TOP vs low coast AMD. Over the years, MediaTek and other manufacturers have continued to try to catch up with Qualcomm's higher-end products, and they have never been as good as the original.Optimization mainly for SD and Intel, and that says something :)Of course, thanks to this race, Qualcomm and Intel are becoming better, and neither of them would be as good today without the chase of MediaTek and AMD. The most important thing is that we as customers have a choice:)
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MUSHERO November 25, 2025 at 04:22 PM
always? way back 2021 or 2022 when 8 gen 1 released that chipset got beaten by the midrange of Mediateck 8200 lol
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OKAY November 26, 2025 at 03:24 PM
No?... they have different uses... 8400 can definitely sustain long term performance.
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James November 28, 2025 at 03:05 AM
MUSHERO, Can you provide the data and the fact that 8 Gen 1 got beaten by Mediatek 8200? or you just repeating some cheap youtubers or fake news.
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NexusYT September 18, 2025 at 07:57 AM
I tested mediatek dimensity 8400 games with screen recording giving extreme stress test the average fps were 115 on call of duty and 107-110 fps on pubg by far it's the best and didn't face any issue's even after 2 hours of gaming and screen recording.
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TriplerYT August 28, 2025 at 09:49 PM
MediaTek sucks at long-term ueses 👎
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TechnicalMechanic October 8, 2025 at 02:21 PM
Nahhh .... They improved their processors i had a flagship which had MediaTek and that was smoother..... I used that device approx 6 yrs .... And also I have mid range Xiaomi device with snapdragon (experience was buggy,corrupt) .... And may be Xiaomi/poco optimises MediaTek more than Qualcomm
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Someone out there July 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Guys, between the Poco X7 pro which is around $345 and Poco f7 which is $447, both are 12gb ram and 512 of ROM. Which would u guys recommend. Especially for gaming? Thanks
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Ben July 24, 2025 at 02:57 AM
For this price get F7. Pick X7 pro only if its 300$ or something
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Tibetan September 29, 2025 at 09:45 AM
In my country Poco x7 pro price is only around 252 usd. In that price just go for poco f7 bro. 345 usd for x7 pro is a bad deal.
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Eimantas July 3, 2025 at 04:47 AM
Both have same amount of teraflops (2.3TF). CPU power don't matter because phone CPUs are already on entry PC level. The only reason Snapdragon beats Mediatek is memory bandwidth which is 13% faster 77 Gbit/s (snap) vs 68 Gbit/s (Mediatek)
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Mr Cpu June 17, 2025 at 05:51 PM
Dimensity 8000 / 9000 series are great in gaming in other hand SD , exynos , tensor are better in editing and photography apps, SD uses big gpu in Andreno gpu blocs with less pipe lines which drain the batterie faster and heat up the CPU as well however SD soc are great in gaming for a short term i think dimensity is better for a long term gaming with longer performence
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a7med June 24, 2025 at 02:39 PM
this is not true at all
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kem July 3, 2025 at 02:00 AM
Are you serious? Look back at the previous Dimensity and Snapdragon performance. For example: MTK1100 vs SD865. MTK was better, and now in 2025, it really sucks. The temperature is freaking high, and FPS in gaming is shit.
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SkyFX June 10, 2025 at 01:15 PM
Disappointed that Qualcomm went with the 2023 release A720 over the A725. A725 biggest gains were power efficiency. It's similar to what they did with the SD8G2 mixing A710 and A715, like why do they keep doing this thing. Judging from the garbage Iqoo Neo 10—they could really need that efficiency badly. It's so hot it's almost unplayable without a cooler (49c in Genshin). My X7 Pro runs it better and cooler. I have my gripes with MTK too that I think the GPU were underwhelming in the D8400 compared to what the D8300 brought over the D8200. MTK could have added a few more cores—10% gains is honestly embarrassing. Phones with this will probably be 150€ over D8400/X7 Pro in EU.
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kem July 3, 2025 at 02:05 AM
if they go with A725 it will beat the 8 gen 3 so bad which is not good since 8 gen 3 is Flagship and still use today ex. POCO F7 ULTRA uses 8 Elite POCO F7 Pro uses 8 gen 3 POCO F7 uses 8s gen 4 so assume they use A725 it will fking beat everyone in Price to Performance
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SkyFX October 11, 2025 at 02:13 AM
kem, Qualcomm still doesn't have a single SoC with A725's, which is disappointing considering how much of an upgrade A725 are over A720. If you play a game where both the X7 Pro and F7 can do 60 FPS/max, the X7 Pro will win on efficiency/battery/thermals alone. And the D8400 can currently max any android game you throw at it - which essentially means the above is true for every game. It's just weird to still be stuck on 2023 A720 in 2025, and the throttling situation could've been avoided/mitigated. There's better ways to avoid market cannibalism.
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Snapdragon 8 elite gen 5 December 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Good joke, bro. I've played Geshin for 4 hours straight on my Poco F7 and only reached a maximum of 45C without color, and 120 FPS with interpolation. It's not an oven after all, and it maintains better stability than your MTK 8400 Ultra. 78% (SD) vs 59.5% (MTK)
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Cheater March 3, 2026 at 05:39 AM
The best joke I have ever heard.
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SkyFX March 10, 2026 at 02:47 PM
Snapdragon 8 elite gen 5, Lie some more, pulling random numbers out your crack. Your name tells it all, typical Qualcomm fanboy hivemind. A720 cores will never beat A725 at anything, that's fact - not an opinion. It's much more efficient at the same task over a720. Only a fool would try to deny that - like you. You only reached 45c because that's the thermal limit set by Xiaomi before it throttles hard. It's been the case for half a decade. Maybe you should go to GSMArena and see how it did under the thermal camera (46c). So hot it was too uncomfortable to hold. Not even an aluminum frame can save the 8SG4. Enjoy frying eggs.
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Talha@imam May 11, 2025 at 09:19 AM
The only problem with MediaTek is in multiplayer gaming: sudden frame drops even with chips like D8100 and 8300, which is not weird at all as games do not optimize their pipelines for MediaTek as compared to Adreno found in Qualcomm SoCs. But MediaTek runs cooler and offers more value for money in the upper mid-range than any Snapdragon.
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Nexus5 April 15, 2025 at 02:00 AM
I like the 8400 alot. When you compare the price of devices with these chips. The 8400 is difficult to beat.
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Yous May 3, 2025 at 08:50 PM
It's actually not that big of a difference. The 8th Gen 4 phones are like 70 dollars or less than the 8400 phones.
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Swarup May 17, 2025 at 04:16 PM
Yous, Not in India its more than that like 100$
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What October 7, 2025 at 08:29 PM
Yous, Bro what? Poco f7 costs 70-100€ more than Poco X7 pro...Well even with 70€ difference, Poco X7 pro still gives best value for money. I don't doubt about getting my Poco X7 pro and finally I can play genshin impact at 55-60 fps in ultra settings 🥳🥳
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Messier83 April 14, 2025 at 07:13 PM
Everytime Mediatek releases a better upper midrange chip Qualcomm had to be 1 time ahead of it, the Dimensity8000 series dint meant to win against the Snapdragon7gen+ and 8ge(S) its was just there to keep Qualcomm better at the Competition..the Dimensity8100 was a huge slap back to reality to Qualcomm the days where Snapdragon was lagging behind Mediatek during the Triple-8 and 8gen1 years, Qualcomm's SD7gen1 was a terrible flop that it was force to release Lesser version of Snapdragon8gen1+ known as the 7gen2+ to get back up from competition again in upper midrange. Mediatek Dimensity8000 series keep giving Pressure to Qualcomm to be better, the SD7gen2+ and even the 8sgen3+ reportedly negative net income for Qualcomm since Qualcomm are desperate to win the competition that's why we see 8sgen3(PocoF6) phones as cheap as 380-400$ about 50$ pricy than the Dimensity8300 phone(PocoX6pro). Dimensity8400 was not to be underestimated it even wiped the with Tensor G4
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Someone out there April 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
So long as it benefits us the consumers, let the competition keep going wild🥂
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Radovan May 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Someone out there, True ! :-)
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fuuk1 April 13, 2025 at 09:31 AM
8400 is also ARMv9.2-A cause A725 cores are part of ARMv9.2-A instruction set.
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kem April 9, 2025 at 08:38 AM
the consumption will be crzy efficiency cores will be past 😆
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Messier83 April 14, 2025 at 07:06 PM
Yeah that's explained why PocoX7pro went out globally with 6000mah battery and now the upcoming PocoF7 vanilla version would end up had to get 7000mah battery because of the horrendous core set 🤣
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Tech nerd April 5, 2025 at 02:30 PM
The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is an absolute powerhouse, boasting an impressive core architecture that catapults it to the forefront of mobile processing. Notably, its GPU is sam is on par with that of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, making it an attractive option for gamers and performance enthusiasts. However, one potential drawback is the absence of efficiency cores, which could lead to slightly elevated power consumption. Nevertheless, this concern is somewhat mitigated by the advent of silicon-carbon batteries, which enable larger battery capacities and more efficient energy storage. While these batteries may have shorter lifespan, typically around 1.5/2 years, still this can be easily addressed by replacing them with new ones. In light of these factors, it's advisable to prioritize devices featuring the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 over alternatives shitty over hyped Dimensity 8400, especially for those seeking unparalleled gaming performance.
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Its me April 11, 2025 at 03:58 PM
Dimensity 8400 is not shitty. I have it on my poco x7 pro which i bought for 280 usd and so far it is a powerhouse i can play call of duty warzone with 60-75 fps on the highest settings and. Wuthering waves highest setting with dips to. 56 or 58 so ut can play every game on ultra so it is not shitty . In fact i consider it very good value since phones that are much more exensive like honor 300 . Galaxy A56 and pixel 9 a all have weaker cpus
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¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ April 25, 2025 at 04:13 AM
Lol. The Dimensity 8400 and the 8s Gen 4 are the two companies' take on midrange SoCs. Lil bro ain't a tech nerd, but a tech niqqa. 😮‍💨
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dumbo October 7, 2025 at 03:35 PM
¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯, he is a indian whats wrong with you
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Interesting... April 2, 2025 at 06:33 PM
It seems that efficiency cores in true mid-range chips are obsolete.
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Average Nanoreview User April 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
And they are, the A5xx cores from ARM are completely obsolete in terms of performance, and the idle efficiency of A7xx has only gotten better and better throughout every generation, to a point where those "E-cores" are no longer needed. Explaining why chipsets like the Apple A18 pro, Dimensity 9400, 9300, 8400, Snapdragon 8 Elite and 8s Elite are like this.
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