
On the other hand, the Snapdragon 660 does things a tad differently. Also, MediaTek has stuck to the conventional cores arrangement. In the CPU department, the P70 appears to be similar to the P60, safe for the clocking frequency. This arrangement is paired with a Mali G72 GPU, which sees a bump in clocking frequency to 900MHz. MediaTek claims that this change in clocking frequency marks a 13% increase in overall performance. If you recall, Helio P60 carries the same arrangement, but its performance cores are clocked at 2.0GHz. Both these core clusters are clocked at 2.1 GHz and 2.0 GHz respectively. On the CPU end, this octa-core processor bundles four ARM Cortex A73 cores acting as the performance cores and four ARM Cortex A53 cores acting as the efficiency cores. MediaTek has employed TSMC’s 12nm FinFET production process for the Helio P70. Now chipset makers have opted for smaller nodes, thus boosting the performance and keeping the thermals under control. Until a few years ago, the Samsung’s 14nm LTT process was somewhat a standard with mid-range processors. Performance is one of the driving factors in mobile processors with makers opting for smaller process nodes. PropertyĤx Cortex-A73 + 4x Cortex-A53 Up to 2.1 GHzĭual Qualcomm Spectra 160 ISP up to 24MP and 16MP However, what’s the real picture if you place them side-by-side? Well, let’s find out. Both these chipsets promise the best smartphone performance for the price.
