Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 vs MediaTek MT8732

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 vs MediaTek MT8732, speed testing of GPUs Mali-T760 MP2 and Adreno 305.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and MT8732 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications of the chipsets, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, 3DMark, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, and how good the chips are in games Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 or MT8732 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

MT8732

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

22%

MT8732

24%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026

MT8732

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026	MT8732
Total score	19590	23949
CPU	5485	6704
GPU	7454	9101
MEM	3139	3829
UX	3520	4310

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026	MT8732
Single-Core	52	63
Multi-Core	239	292

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 400 APQ8026	MT8732
Frequency	1200 MHz	1300 MHz
Cores	4	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2/3	LPDDR3 (Single Channel)
Max. Memory	2 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	533	800
Memory bandwidth	6	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here MT8732 is 7% better than Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 305	Mali-T760 MP2
GPU Frequency	450 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	21.6	34
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	24
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1280 x 800 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	3.9	6.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	14.2	18.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	8.3	12.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	6.8	11.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.6	15.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	18.1	23.3
Real Racing 3	16.6	25
Sniper 3D	13.3	20
Need for Speed No Limits	14.9	20
Mortal Kombat X	10.8	14.4
CSR Racing 2	10.8	16.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly.
Due to the low performance of the processors, the results of the gaming tests are calculated by analogy with other more powerful CPUs from the site database. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	13 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8732 is better: 26
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 and MT8732, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 specs and review.

MT8732 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10

• MT8732 specs and review.