Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 vs MediaTek MT6737H

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 vs MediaTek MT6737H, comparison of GPUs Mali-T720 and Adreno 200.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon S1 is single-core (ARM Cortex-A9) and MT6737H is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which SoCs is better to buy Snapdragon S1 or MT6737H and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2.

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 S1

MT6737H

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

Snapdragon S1

-62%

MT6737H

30%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon S1

MT6737H

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon S1	MT6737H
Total score	16789	23870
CPU	4695	6687
GPU	6379	9070
MEM	2691	3827
UX	3021	4301

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon S1	MT6737H
Single-Core	44	63
Multi-Core	205	291

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon S1	MT6737H
Frequency	1000 MHz	1250 MHz
Cores	1	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x1.0GHz ARM Cortex-A9	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR2, LPDDR3
Max. Memory	0.5 Gb	3 Gb
Memory Frequency	266	640
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 MT6737H is 19% better than Snapdragon S1 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon S1 has 3 more core than MT6737H. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 200	Mali-T720
GPU Frequency	133 MHz	450 MHz
GFloPS	2.1	7.65
# of Cores		1
# of Shader Units	8
Display	840 x 480 pixels	1280 x 720 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	3.8	6.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	12.1	18.1
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	6.9	12.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	6.9	11.5
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	9.5	15.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	15.1	23.1
Real Racing 3	12.1	16.1
Sniper 3D	13.1	20.6
Need for Speed No Limits	9.7	23.2
Mortal Kombat X	7.9	14.8
CSR Racing 2	8.3	18.1

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	5 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	HD	HD
Codec support	H.264	MPEG-4

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed		50 MBit/s.
Navigation
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 is better: 5
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6737H is better: 34
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Snapdragon S1 and MT6737H, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon S1 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon S1 specs and review.

MT6737H SoC - all data

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

• MT6737H specs and review.