MediaTek Dimensity 820 unveiled: higher CPU clock speeds, extra GPU core and dual SIM 5G

18 May 2020
It's the same base hardware as the Dimensity 800, but the four Cortex-A76 cores run at 2.6GHz (up from 2.0GHz). Also, the GPU now has five cores.

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  • 18 May 2020

digitaldevil, 18 May 2020sd got Kryo not cortex , cortex is the trash cpu which s... moreYour knowledge on ARM CPUs is rather shallow. Those Kryo cores you speak of are based on ARM Cortex and aren't much different than conventional ARM Cortex. It's just branding. Qualcomm stopped making semi-custom CPU and used Cortex-A77 for the Snapdragon 865 which is the CPU cores used in Dimensity 1000 and Exynos 980. They still named it Kryo because again, branding. Exynos flagship SoCs use Mongoose cores as performance cores NOT CORTEX-A7x and it only got worse on Exynos 9810. Apple is the only one who can actually make a better CPU than everyone else.

    Jaeger, 18 May 20202.8 GHz in a Cortex A75 processor (SD845) is less powerful ... moresd got Kryo not cortex , cortex is the trash cpu which samsung uses for exynos trash

      Persios, 18 May 2020All nokia smartphones gets 2 years OS update because of And... moreWhich proves my point that longevity issue claims against an soc isn't inherently because of mediatek

        IpsDisplay, 18 May 2020So you like pseudoscience Tell me why have Nokia mediate... moreAll nokia smartphones gets 2 years OS update because of Android one , it doesn't matter which chipset (mtk or sd) they use.

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          • Viper
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          • 18 May 2020

          digitaldevil, 18 May 2020samsung exynos got them and every1 know how bad exynos is Did u anything about smartphone processors??.I think no its not the problem of a55 cores in exynos the problem is due to inefficient custom mongoose cores and their integration their is no problem with the a55 cores they are just fine.

            digitaldevil, 18 May 2020difference from 820 to 1000+ is the gpu lol and 1000+ max... more2.8 GHz in a Cortex A75 processor (SD845) is less powerful than a 2.6 GHz Cortex A76, let alone 2.6 GHz Cortex A77.

              Maame Raggae, 18 May 2020Mediatek chipsets have very very poor longevity issues. Pho... moreSo you like pseudoscience

              Tell me why have Nokia mediatek phones getting 2 -3 years OS updates

              Who started this chipset doesn't last propaganda

              It's not like a battery who's cells die.. so explain how does a non moving part die quickly???

              It can't be because of overclocking instability

              Because you guys say mediatek dont get source codes or ROMs to mess with Governors

              Then what is it? But then Snapdragon SOC doesn't automatically mean custom ROMs because OEM can not unlock bootloader etc

              So Snapdragon phones that don't custom ROMs will still last longer because it's qualcomm or just because you say so??

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                • 18 May 2020

                Maame Raggae, 18 May 2020Mediatek chipsets have very very poor longevity issues. Pho... moreYes u are right.For short term they will run fine but in long term they misbehave a lot like heat issue cpu or gpu throttling etc.Don't know how this new chip will perform so lets wait and watch.Though qualcom has a upper hand in this segment qualcom chips never mishaved in longer runs after 2years they ran preety fine

                  TheStrategist, 18 May 2020Why? Even flagship phones have those 4 cortex a55samsung exynos got them and every1 know how bad exynos is

                    Well, I just wanna jump to 5G phone in future yeah

                      Blutbad-fuchsbau, 18 May 2020but no 5G till 2022. By the time 5G arrives, you will alrea... moreAgree. In India investing on 5G phones in 2020 are a waste of money. By 2022 we will have 5G handsets with better modems at half the price. I will wait and watch.

                        Anonymous, 18 May 2020Launch a device with MTK Dimensity 820 in India with 5G Sup... morebut no 5G till 2022. By the time 5G arrives, you will already be on the market for a new phone.

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                          • 18 May 2020

                          Adul Al Salami Kebab, 18 May 2020Can it Fortnite? OwO Fortnite is a game for children, besides if you really want to enjot smooth gaming experience for Fortnite, you will be better off buying a decent gaming laptop. No need for GTX GPU, a MX150 should fare well with Fortnite. Fortnite in Android is just very buggy and laggy for some reason.

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                            • 18 May 2020

                            IpsDisplay, 18 May 2020Higher clocks isn't everything........... Come on man do be... moreBecause higher clock speed equals more power consumption and heat emission (considering the chipset is similar), according to Android Authority's article about power efficiency.

                              Waiting for the comparison vs SD 768G.

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                                • 18 May 2020

                                digitaldevil, 18 May 2020i said nothing bad about the gpu its great but the cpu is ... moreWhy? Even flagship phones have those 4 cortex a55

                                  Mediatek chipsets have very very poor longevity issues. Phones with MTK chips start misbehaving after a short while of usage

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                                    • SteveFOX
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                                    • 18 May 2020

                                    This and the Kirin 820 will become the norm for $250-300 phones.
                                    Dual 5G, 120Hz support, fast CPU and GPU.
                                    Most of these in 3-4 months will come with OLED displays too.
                                    Again, if you are not into cameras all that much, you won't have to buy another phone for the next 2 years or so. Good stuff!

                                      This midrange chip will probably show up on USD $300 devices.
                                      Yet, it looks like it could outcompete against a USD $1,200 Samsung Galaxy Note 20, with its lacklustre Exynos 990 chipset. Maybe not on CPU or GPU, but probably on sustained performance (ie throttling) due to the enormous heat and battery drain on the recent Exynos chipsets.

                                      It's refreshing to see these "midrange" SoC's finally surpass the performance of the old flasgship chipsets like the QSD 835 and QSD 845. Heck, it's almost as powerful as the old Kirin 980! Though the QSD 855 and QSD 865 are still top-tier for now in the Android Ecosystem. This competition with Qualcomm is much welcomed.... as long as MediaTek stops the benchmark cheating (recently caught), and they start following GPL requirements, and being more community friendly to developers.

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 18 May 2020

                                        Good. A76 core is still goddamn strong. It just need more optimization in software and with 7nm process I hope it will be efficient too. Now release this in lots of phone and Mediatek could see a lot of sales despite of how rare 5G network is. People like shiny new things after all. If they could buy a cheap 5G phone at the same price as 4G phone, they definitely will choose the former.

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