There are two SoCs now in the android budget space currently that have found their way into a lot of phones. These are Snapdragon 439 vs Mediatek Helio G35. Xiaomi currently uses the Snapdragon 439 (SD439) for the Redmi 7A, Redmi 8 and Redmi 8A. Xiaomi also uses the G35 for their successor, the Redmi 9C.
I have seen a lot of people who are torn between buying the Redmi 8 and the Redmi 9C. So this post should help you decide which one to get if you are one of such persons.

Microarchitecture

The SD 439 is built with 8 A53 cores arranged in a 4+4 big.LITTLE configuration. The big cores are clocked at 2GHz and the small cores at 1.45GHz. The Helio G35 has 8 A53 cores all clocked at 2.3GHz. The Helio G35 is much more faster than the SD439.

Instruction Set Architecture

The SD439 is built on the now dated ARMv8-A while the G35 is designed on the current ARMv8.2-A. The G35 is miles ahead here.

Size

Both the SD439 and the G35 are built on the same 12nm die size.

GPU

The SD439 comes with the Adreno 505 which runs at 450MHz while the G35 ships with the PowerVR GE8320 which runs at 680MHz. On paper, the Adreno 505 is better but the G35 according to Mediatek, has the Hyper Engine. This engine should help boost game performance and improve network connectivity with games while reducing latency. It also goes without saying that the Helio G35 has better CPU cores. The SD439 on the other hand has no such provisions for gaming besides the obvious optimization from developers.

Helio G35 takes this one.

RAM

The SD439 uses LPDDR3 which runs at 800MHz. The G35 on the other hand comes fitted with the more powerful LPDDR4x which runs at a blazing 1600MHz.
The G35 would handle multitasking, app switching etc. much better than the SD439.

Storage

Both SoCs use eMMC 5.1 so that is a tie.


ISP

The SD439 uses an unknown Spectra ISP with Hexagon 536 for machine learning. The SD439 can handle camera resolutions of 21MP while the G35 can do slightly better at 25MP.

Both SoCs can record videos of 1K at 30fps and play them back at 1080p (60fps). The max display resolution that SD439 can support is 1920 x 1200, while the G35 supports 2400 x 1080p.

SD439 supports GCam mods and it's under whether the G35 supports them too.

Connectivity

The SD439 uses the Snapdragon X6 which is a cat. 5 modem with uplink speeds of 75Mbps and downlink speeds of 150Mbps. The G35 on the other hand has a generic cat. 7 modem with uplink speeds of 150Mbps and downlink speeds of 300Mbps. They both use Bluetooth 5.0 and Wi-Fi 5.0.
The G35 takes this one.

Benchmarks

On GeekBench, the SD439 has scores of 177 (Single core) and 803 (Multicore). The G35 has score of 175 (Single core) and 981 (Multi core).
On Antutu, the G35 with a score of 107,416 has a very healthy lead over the SD439 (87,883).

Date

The SD439 is was announced in June 2018 (2 years and 5 months) while the G35 was only released in June of 2020.

Final Say

The G35 is simply the better SoC.

https://inquisitiveuniverse.com/2020/11/16/snapdragon-439-vs-mediatek-helio-g35/

mediatek whoops snapdragon in this department but that's because SD 439 is an old budget chip. let's wait for their new releases

1K video

Which one is 1K video again 480 × 960p

Both processors can record 2K videos (1080p ×....p)

sunshineV:
mediatek whoops snapdragon in this department but that's because SD 439 is an old budget chip. let's wait for their new releases

Total thrashing.

I wrote it because lot's of people weren't sure that the Redmi 9C was an upgrade over the 7A, 8A or even the 8 sef.

khingTony:
1K video

Which one is 1K video again 480 × 960p

Both processors can record 2K videos (1080p ×....p)

1K refers to standard 1024 x 768 pixel resolution. The first number of 1,024 is approximately 1,000 or 1K. + 2K is 2048 x 1536 or rounded to 2K.

atheistandproud:


Total thrashing.

I wrote it because lot's of people weren't sure that the Redmi 9C was an upgrade over the 7A, 8A or even the 8 sef.

that's spain vs germany in disguise

sunshineV:
that's spain vs germany in disguise

That match shock me.

atheistandproud:

That match shock me.

as a barca fan...i ate well

atheistandproud:


1K refers to standard 1024 x 768 pixel resolution. The first number of 1,024 is approximately 1,000 or 1K. + 2K is 2048 x 1536 or rounded to 2K.

2K is also 1080p × 1920p, and the two processors can shoot videos of such resolution



Peace

khingTony:


2K is also 1080p × 1920p, and the two processors can shoot videos of such resolution



Peace

Assalamualaikum

what about when compared to g25?

Effulgent:
what about when compared to g25?

The G35 is faster than the G25 for CPU and GPU speed.
All others are the same.

atheistandproud:

The G35 is faster than the G25 for CPU and GPU speed.
All others are the same.

I meant g25 be 439
which is better?

sunshineV:

as a barca fan...i ate well

I see.

Effulgent:


I meant g25 be 439

which is better?

The 439 has better CPU performance

The G25 has better GPU performance, better RAM, better, slightly better ISP and Modem.

Your pick

The soc G35 is simply an overclocked variant of the G25 check all parameters are more or less the same

Thats a nice review. More grease to your elbow, i like your enlightenment.

I ordered for redmi 8, but it didn’t come.

So i am contemplating which phone should i go for.
But seeing your review here makes me to make up my mind to choose 9c (3/64) though initially i wanted redmi 9 (4/64 or 3/32) but my budget (< or equal to 55k) didn’t reach.

isgombe:
Thats a nice review. More grease to your elbow, i like your enlightenment.

I ordered for redmi 8, but it didn’t come.

So i am contemplating which phone should i go for.
But seeing your review here makes me to make up my mind to choose 9c (3/64) though initially i wanted redmi 9 (4/64 or 3/32) but my budget (< or equal to 55k) didn’t reach.

If CPU/GPU performance is your major concern then yeah, the Redmi 9C will deliver.

chubbyman:
The soc G35 is simply an overclocked variant of the G25 check all parameters are more or less the same

correct

atheistandproud:



Not available in Nigeria.

Realme phones are only released for and supported in India.

The closest equivalents locally available are the Infinix Note 7 and the Redmi 9.

But if i buy one from alixpress, i can still use it in Nigeria right?

Nice review. Most times I bought phone based on build quality and screen protection. I like the build quality and ruggedness of Redmi 8 over Redmi 9c.

sonyc00:
But if i buy one from alixpress, i can still use it in Nigeria right?

Yes you can

Nonsoco80:
Nice review. Most times I bought phone based on build quality and screen protection. I like the build quality and ruggedness of Redmi 8 over Redmi 9c.

All correct boss man