I contrasted both of one of the most effective mobile chipsets– right here’s what took place

If you’re intending on purchasing an Android front runner mobile phone over the following year or two, it’ll likely be powered by either brand-new cpus. For years, it was virtually particular to be the most recent Qualcomm Snapdragon cpu, and while that’s still the situation for lots of phones, there’s a big and expanding set of phone manufacturers that have actually gone with the primary rival, made by MediaTek.

MediaTek introduced its most current chipset a couple of months earlier, and the very first phone to be powered by it– the Oppo Find X8 Pro which I assessed– was launched quickly after. The very first mobile phone running the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite– the Realme GT7 Pro– was likewise launched virtually instantly, however exactly how do these 2 chipsets contrast?

A lot of phone manufacturers will certainly choose one or the various other, however some might use one alternative powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, with one more version– whether much better, even worse, or different– powered by MediaTek. With this in mind, which one should you choose? I have actually utilized phones running both cpus over the previous couple of months, and right here’s what I have actually located.

Selecting the ideal phones

The back of the Oppo Find X8 Pro.

Oppo Locate X8 Pro, powered by the Dimensity 9400 Andy Boxall/ Digital Trends

It deserves pointing out that there’s even more to a smart device than simply its cpu. Each phone manufacturer runs a collection of software application that straight influences the efficiency and optimization of each tool, and the details options around battery innovation, RAM and storage space quantity, and also the display screen vehicle drivers can all have a significant effect on the total efficiency.

With that said in mind, exactly how can we relatively contrast these 2 gadgets? Initially, I began checking with the Realme GT7 Pro and the Oppo Locate X8 Pro, however last month, a brand-new possibility emerged for a much fairer contrast. Specifically, Oppo’s sis firm, OnePlus, seeded the OnePlus 13 in advance of its international launch today which has virtually similar specifications to the Locate X8 Pro. There’s simply one essential distinction in the internals: it’s running the Snapdragon 8 Elite.

With that said in mind, allow’s obtain penetrated this contrast. Initially, right here’s exactly how the specifications of the Locate X8 Pro and OnePlus 13 contrast. While there are various other variations, these are the specifications of the designs we checked.

OnePlus 13

Oppo Locate X8 Pro

Show

6.82-inch, LTPO AMOLED
120Hz, Dolby Vision
800 nits (typ), 1600 nits (high illumination), 4,500 nits (height)

6.78-inch, LTPO AMOLED
120Hz, Dolby Vision
800 nits (typ), 1600 nits (high illumination), 4,500 nits (height)

Cpu

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
16GB RAM, 512GB ROM

MediaTek Dimensity 9400
16GB RAM, 512GB ROM

Video Camera

50MP (broad), f/1.6, OIS
50MP (ultrawide), f/2.0, OIS
50MP (telephoto), f/2.6, OIS, 3x optical zoom

50MP (broad), f/1.6, OIS
50MP (ultrawide), f/2.0, OIS
50MP (telephoto), f/2.6, OIS, 3x optical zoom
50MP (telephoto), f/4.3, OIS, 6x optical zoom

Battery

6,000 mAh
Silicon/Carbide

5,910 mAh
Silicon/Carbide

Max Charging

100W wired
50W wireless

100W wired
50W wireless

Measurements

162.9 x 76.5 x 8.5-8.9 mm

162.3 x 76.7 x 8.2 mm

Weight

210-213 grams

215 grams

Both function comparable battery dimensions– and the very same battery innovation– in addition to the very same quantity of RAM (in the designs I checked), the very same connection criteria, really comparable software application experiences, and also the very same top-line billing rates. Every one of this offers to verify that neither of these cpus avoids firms from supplying the most effective billing rates, the greatest RAM, or a structured customer experience.

To relatively evaluate this, I have actually divided this right into 3 components: CPU and GPU graphics criteria, a battery criteria, and my very own real-world experiences with both phones. Lots of firms are recognized for their determination to enhance for well-known benchmark applications, so the last specifically will certainly assist couple the criteria with my experiences making use of both phones.

Snapdragon 8 Elite vs. Dimensity 9400: Efficiency

The back of the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro.

The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Andy Boxall/ Digital Trends

I have actually selected 2 widely known criteria for this contrast: 3DMark, and GeekBench as these are the criteria we make use of for all efficiency screening at Digital Trends. Both are widely known and highly regarded and examination various facets of each tool.

Where feasible, I have actually likewise consisted of added outcomes on gadgets running both the Snapdragon 8 Elite and the Dimensity 9400, as checked by myself and my coworkers. It deserves keeping in mind that a lot of these phones likewise have comparable specifications, however have distinctions in the remainder of the specifications bundle. They’re consisted of for referral, however I’m mainly basing my contrast on the OnePlus 13 and Locate X8 Pro.

For GeekBench, I ran the CPU and GPU examinations, causing 3 ratings in overall for every tool.

Examination

CPU Solitary

CPU Multi

GPU

OnePlus 13
( Snapdragon 8 Elite)

3107

9213

18065

Oppo Locate X8 Pro
( Dimensity 9400)

2753

8102

20522

Realme GT7 Pro
( Snapdragon 8 Elite)

3112

9425

19065

ROG Phone 9 Pro
( Snapdragon 8 Elite)

3073

9855

19403

Oppo Locate X8
( Dimensity 9400)

2839

7991

20349

When I ran these examinations on the Locate X8 Pro, the outcomes amazed me for one factor: the GPU examination. Specifically, the GPU has actually generally been the weakest component of the MediaTek experience, however this year, the GPU efficiency is regularly much better than the Snapdragon 8 Elite.

In the Geekbench 6 examination, the Immortalis-G925 GPU outmatches the Adreno 830 in the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Nonetheless, this is simply one examination; does this likewise proceed right into our following examination, on 3D Mark? This examination is divided right into 2 components: we checked the GPU in each tool on the Solar Bay examination however likewise ran the Solar Bay Cardiovascular Test to evaluate the battery life under hefty efficiency requirements.

Examination

Solar Bay

OnePlus 13
( Snapdragon 8 Elite)

11714

Oppo Locate X8 Pro
( Dimensity 9400)

11560

Realme GT7 Pro
( Snapdragon 8 Elite)

11200

Below the distinctions in between both gadgets are much much less, and it’s clear that they use basically similar visual efficiency. Elements like warmth and history jobs likewise make a distinction and can produce various outcomes with each examination, however, for one of the most component, the visual efficiency appears to be at the very least equivalent.

Snapdragon 8 Elite vs. Dimensity 9400: Battery

A person playing a game on the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro.

Pc Gaming on the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro Andy Boxall/ Digital Trends

Alongside visual efficiency, battery life is similarly vital. If you’re a player, for how long can you video game without requiring to charge? If you are disappearing for the weekend break, for how long will your phone last?

Some gadgets running the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in 2015– the precursor to the Snapdragon 8 Elite– dealt with poorer battery life than anticipated, so does the Snapdragon 8 Elite provide? Yes, this is an extremely subjective concern, however we do have some intriguing information factors that we can transform to.

Our battery examination utilizes the Solar Bay Cardiovascular Test, which runs a much longer variation of the Solar Bay examination for twenty mins and is developed to demonstrate how a gadget will certainly carry out over prolonged durations of ray-traced pc gaming. Along with ball game created, we likewise log the battery drainpipe to recognize the total effect of 20 mins of resource-intensive pc gaming on your battery life.

Examination

Solar Bay Cardiovascular Test

Battery Drainpipe

OnePlus 13
( Snapdragon 8 Elite)

11774

17%

Oppo Locate X8 Pro
( Dimensity 9400)

11051

9%

ROG Phone 9 Pro
( Snapdragon 8 Elite)

10009

13%

Galaxy S24 Ultra
( Snapdragon 8 Gen 3)

8308

10%

This examination offers some intriguing outcomes, much of which I have actually experienced in the real life also. Initially, the delta in the Snapdragon 8 Elite screening results recommends large distinctions in pc gaming efficiency in between phone manufacturers. Second, it likewise shows both of these cpus are virtually similar in total graphics efficiency.

Third, the arise from in 2015’s Galaxy S24 Ultra— which runs the previous generation Snapdragon 8 Gen 3— likewise reveal a significant enhancement in the graphics efficiency year-over-year, however likewise a rise in the battery required. This, specifically, is unpleasant, particularly taking into consideration the Dimensity 9400 has comparable pc gaming efficiency, however dramatically much less battery drainpipe, however we’ll need to see whether this proceeds as even more gadgets are released with both chipsets.

Naturally, it would certainly be very easy to declare that this is because of the phone manufacturer and their optimizations, however the gorge in between the battery drainpipe on the OnePlus 13 and the Oppo Locate X8 Pro– the last having a 90mAh smaller sized battery also– recommends that this belongs to the power needs of the chipset. This makes good sense, particularly taking into consideration that the Snapdragon 8 Elite utilizes the very same Oryon CPU located in the Snapdragon X Elite, which powers much of my favored Windows PCs.

Do the distinctions genuinely matter in the real life?

A person taking the OnePlus 13 out of a pocket.

The OnePlus 13, powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Andy Boxall/ Digital Trends

Thus far, I’ve located that CPU and GPU efficiency is primarily equivalent on both gadgets, however hardware-based ray-tracing when pc gaming has even more battery drainpipe on the Snapdragon 8 Elite than the Dimensity 9400, however do these distinctions issue in daily use? The solution is that they do not, generally. Nonetheless, my very own experiences back up these searchings for, while likewise supplying added information factors that deserve pointing out.

Initially, the efficiency distinctions are small in between both cpus. Both are quick and have actually provided no indications of downturn and while I have actually had a couple of efficiency problems with both gadgets, these have actually been one-offs. When making use of relative specifications and equipment, these are basically similar.

A person playing a game on the OnePlus 13.

Pc Gaming on the OnePlus 13 Andy Boxall/ Digital Trends

2nd, when pc gaming, the Snapdragon 8 Elite is somewhat smoother than the Dimensity 9400, however at the expense of additional battery drainpipe. Playing PUBG Mobile for thirty minutes on both gadgets caused a 23% drainpipe on the OnePlus 13, while the Oppo Locate X8 Pro drained pipes simply 13%. It’s not rather half, however the performance-to-battery drainpipe proportion is dramatically much better on the Dimensity 9400.

Finally, in daily use, I have actually located that the Dimensity 9400 deals somewhat much better battery life than the Snapdragon 8 Elite. The OnePlus 13 has a 90mAh bigger battery, however the Oppo Locate X8 Pro has a somewhat smaller sized display screen (6.78 inches vs 6.82). Anecdotally, throughout my routine daily use, the Locate X8 Pro lasts approximately thirty minutes much longer than the OnePlus 13.

Snapdragon 8 Elite vs. Dimensity 9400: Which is much better?

The OnePlus 13 on charge.

Andy Boxall/ Digital Trends

My large takeaway from this examination is simply exactly how comparable both cpus are. For years, a gadget running the most recent MediaTek cpu would certainly often be taken into consideration substandard to a gadget running the most recent Snapdragon cpu, however this year is various. The MediaTek Dimensity 9400 amounts to the Snapdragon 8 Elite, particularly in CPU and GPU efficiency.

Naturally, there’s even more to cpus than simply CPU and GPU efficiency, and while this examination has actually just taken into consideration those examinations, there’s likewise AI, cam, and a lot more. We have actually currently damaged down the differences between the Snapdragon 8 Elite and Dimensity 9400 consisting of those areas, and I have actually a lot more contrasts intended to concentrate on these locations also.

In the meantime, there’s little distinction in between these 2 cpus. If I needed to choose one cpu, I would certainly lean in the direction of the Dimensity 9400, just due to the fact that I value battery life over the majority of various other elements. Nonetheless, it stays to be seen whether the various other components of the cpu are similarly as remarkable as the Dimensity 9400’s CPU and GPU efficiency.

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