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Earlier today Mediatek announced their new Dimensity 820, unlike their recent list of disappointing releases this new chipset is a massive boost over the Dimensity 800 with a 30% increase in the CPU frequencies and a 25% increase in the GPU core count.
We already knew that Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi were going to be the first company to use the new chipset and they have now announced that the Redmi 10X will be the phone to feature it.
The new phone launches on the 26th May 2020 and looks set to be one of the best-valued phones on the market offering incredible performance, 5G connectivity and a low price.
Mediatek Dimensity 820 vs Snapdragon 855 & Helio G90T Antutu Benchmark
A new Antutu benchmark has come out showing that the new chipset achieved a score of 415,672 in the AnTuTu benchmarking software.
Even though this is technically a mid-range chipset, it offers a similar level of performance from last years Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 and is only 15% behind the Realme X2 Pro with its Snapdragon 855+.
In comparison to the popular mid-range Mediatek Helio G90T you are looking at a 43% uplift in performance.
| Total | CPU | GPU | MEM | UX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Realme X50 - SD765G | 323286 | 103663 | 94151 | 68007 | 57462 |
| Realme 6 - Helio G90T | 290644 | 97549 | 81058 | 55547 | 56490 |
| Realme 6 Pro - SD720G | 282336 | 104143 | 70801 | 52273 | 55119 |
| Realme X2 - SD730G | 258311 | 98328 | 67574 | 47945 | 44464 |
| Realme 5 Pro - SD712 | 216501 | 73459 | 61872 | 42013 | 39157 |
| Realme 6i | 201299 | 73376 | 41633 | 45192 | 41098 |
| Realme 5 SD665 | 167866 | 71157 | 33489 | 36568 | 26652 |
Mediatek Dimensity 820 Specification
The reason why the Dimensity 820 scores so highly in comparison to last years Qualcomm flagship chipset is that the design is very similar. Unlike normal mid-range chipsets, this has four performance cores with the ARM Cortex A76 clocked at 2.6GHz
For graphics the Mali-G57 GPU has an additional core now featuring 5 vs 4 of the 800.
| MediaTek Dimensity 820 | MediaTek Dimensity 800 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main CPU | 4x Cortex A76 @ 2.0GHz | 4x Cortex A76 @ 2.6GHz | 1x Cortex A76 @ 2.8GHz 1x Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz |
| Efficient CPU | 4x Cortex A55 @ 2.0GHz | 4x Cortex A55 @ 2.0GHz | 6x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz |
| GPU | Arm Mali-G57 MC5 (25% increase?) | Arm Mali-G57 MC4 | Adreno 620 (15% boost in performance vs SD765G |
Redmi 10X Specification
The Redmi 10X will arrive with 6.57 inch OLED display with an FHD+ resolution. For memory, it will house 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The device will be powered by a large 4,420mAh battery pack and also has an in display fingerprint scanner on the front, where a 16-megapixel selfie shooter can also be found. The Redmi 10X series will arrive in a base and Pro variant and we will have to wait for the official launch date for more details.
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