MediaTek Helio P35: How Does it Compare With Other Mid-Range Snapdragon Chipsets

When it comes to mobile phones, there are only a handful of parameters which the users look at to gauge the performance of their new handset. Out of all the parameters, the most important one has to be the processor. While the top-of-the-line processors like the Snapdragon 855 get all the limelight, the MediaTeks and the 600-series Snapdragons dominate the mid-range segment of smartphones right now. There is, however, a new chipset in the smartphone market which has not yet been seen on a lot of smartphones, and it is the MediaTek Helio P35. Currently, the chipset has been seen in Xiaomi’s Mi Play smartphone and the newly launched Tecno Phantom 9. But, the main question is, how does this MediaTek processor compare with the likes of other mid-range chipsets like the Snapdragon 660 or the Snapdragon 625. This is what we have decided to compare.

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Helio P35 and Snapdragon 625 Chipset Architecture

Before we move on to the comparison between these chipsets, it is important to understand the underlying architecture and the hardware which these chipsets come with. Firstly the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 is an octa-core SoC with eight ARM Cortex-A53 CPU cores firing up to 2 GHz paired with an Adreno 506 GPU, a DDR3L-1866 memory controller and an X9 LTE (Cat 7, 4G+, 300 Mbps down, 150 Mbps up) modem. This chipset also supports 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.1. It is manufactured in 14nm FinFet.

On the other hand, the MediaTek Helio P35 is a much more recent chipset, and this one integrates eight ARM Cortex-A53 cores in two clusters (big.LITTLE). The four performance cores clock up to 2.3 GHz. The integrated graphics card is PowerVR GE8320 and clocks with up to 680 MHz. The integrated memory controller supports LPDDR4x with 1500 MHz or 933 MHz LPDDR3. Furthermore, an LTE radio with Cat-7 (300 Mbps download) Cat-12 (150 Mbps upload) along with 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi modem is integrated.