Introduction of the first upper-midrange SoC with an all big core CPU. Meet the MediaTek Dimensity 8400, which is sure to pose a big threat, performance-wise, to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3, which has been the uncanny King of this category for quite a while now.
Compared to the Dimensity 8300, MediaTek claims a 41% improvement in multi-core performance. The company also boasts 44% less peak power use, up to 100% more L2 cache, 50% more L3 cache, and 25% more SLC cache. The chip supports up to WQHD+ screens at up to 144 Hz refresh rate, LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.4.The CPU is paired with the Arm Mali-G720 MC7 GPU, which brings 24% higher peak performance and 42% less power use.
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