Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 vs MediaTek MT8735M

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 vs MediaTek MT8735M, speed testing of GPUs Adreno 203 and Mali-T720 MP2.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 is single-core (ARM Cortex-A5) and MT8735M is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as PassMark, Geekbench, 3DMark, Quadrant, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, WebXPRT 3, PCMark, Neocore, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, even the gaming performance of processors in Mortal Kombat, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processors is better to buy Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 or MT8735M and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, 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 S4 Play MSM8225

MT8735M

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

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

-54%

MT8735M

24%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

MT8735M

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225	MT8735M
Total score	17324	21256
CPU	4859	5948
GPU	6585	8084
MEM	2774	3404
UX	3128	3827

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225	MT8735M
Single-Core	60	56
Multi-Core	211	259

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225	MT8735M
Frequency	1000 MHz	1000 MHz
Cores	1	4
Bit	32	64
Lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A5	4x1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR2	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	0.5 Gb	3 Gb
Memory Frequency	333	533
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. Another difference is that Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 has 3 more core than MT8735M. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 203	Mali-T720 MP2
GPU Frequency	245 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	7.8	17
# of Cores		2
# of Shader Units	16
Display	854 x 480 pixels	1024 x 600 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	4.5	6.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.2	17.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	7.4	11.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	7.2	9.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.4	13.8
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	16.6	21.2
Real Racing 3	9.3	22.8
Sniper 3D	11.8	25.1
Need for Speed No Limits	10.4	18.2
Mortal Kombat X	9.6	18.2
CSR Racing 2	8.9	16

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	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	HD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Upload speed		50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 is better: 6
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8735M is better: 32
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 specs and review.

MT8735M SoC - all data

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

• MT8735M specs and review.