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    MediaTek Dimensity
    5G Family

    MediaTek Dimensity 8500
    at‑a‑glance

    The Dimensity 8500 takes mobile gaming to the next level with lightning-fast, ultra-smooth performance that ensures the winning edge in competitive gaming. With best-in-class power efficiency, this chip lets you play longer while keeping your smartphone cool.

    Powered by an All Big Core CPU, a premium octa-core graphics engine, and the most advanced Gen-AI NPU in its class, it delivers effortless creativity, stunning HDR visuals, and next-generation 5G-Advanced connectivity, making it a true powerhouse built for the future.

    Key Features

    Packed with an All Big Core CPU design, large in-chip caches, and the fastest memory speeds, this chip delivers blistering performance while remaining incredibly power-efficient, ensuring a seamless, ultra-responsive Android experience without slowdowns.

    The Arm Mali-G720 MC8 GPU, supercharged with MediaTek HyperEngine technology, takes premium mobile gaming to the next level. Users can enjoy longer, smoother gaming sessions thanks to smarter power efficiency that outperforms the competition. With an ever-expanding lineup of HyperEngine-optimized titles, gamers can dive into their favorite games at 120 FPS for ultra-responsive competitive play, or push visuals to extreme HDR settings while maintaining smooth performance for an impressively immersive experience.

     

    • Up to 3.4GHz CPU speeds
    • 12% faster LPDDR5X at 9600Mbps

    Powered by MediaTek’s powerful NPU 880 and an ever-growing generative AI ecosystem, this chip is fine-tuned for today’s most advanced smartphone LLMs and LVMs, providing unparalleled compatibility and future-ready performance. Continuous upgrades to MediaTek’s NeuroPilot toolkit give developers instant access to the latest GenAI innovations, enabling them to quickly turn ideas into bold new experiences, unlock game-changing features to stay miles ahead of the curve.

    • Diffusion Transformer support
    • NeuroPilot compression technology
    • Mixed-precision INT4 quantization technology
    • Accelerate LLM inference with speculative decoding support

    At the core is support for QPD-Bayer QPD camera sensors, engineered to capture more light, lock onto subjects faster and more precisely, and deliver stunning high-resolution photos and videos that truly bring your vision to life.

    Experience cinema-grade video recording with crystal-clear detail, enhanced by 100% PDAF for razor-sharp focus at any distance and AI-powered Zero Shutter Lag (ZSL) photos that instantly snap the perfect moment.

    Benefit from power-efficient 4K HDR video capture that lets you shoot ultra-detailed, cinematic scenes for longer, with HDR visuals supported across the entire zoom range.

    • >24% higher peak performance*
    • -42% power use*

     

     

    * Compared to previous generation Dimensity platform

    MediaTek’s 5G-A modem is built to be future-proof, ready for the next wave of cellular networks. Featuring the all-new 3rd-gen Smart Network Suite with advanced 2nd-gen Subway Mode, it reconnects instantly the moment you step out of cellular dead zones.

    • Up to 3CC-CA
    • Up to 5.17 Gbps DL performance
    • MediaTek UltraSave 3.0+
    • 2nd Generation Dual SIM Dual Active (DSDA 2.0)

    Specifications

    CPU

    Processor

    • 1x Arm Cortex-A725, up to 3.4GHz, 1MB L2
    • 3x Arm Cortex-A725, up to 3.2GHz, 512KB L2
    • 4x Arm Cortex-A725, up to 2.2GHz, 256KB L2
    • 6MB L3
    • 5MB SLC

    Cores

    Octa (8)

    Memory & Storage

    Memory Type

    LPDDR5X 4ch

    Max Memory Frequency

    9600Mbps

    Storage Type

    UFS 4 + MCQ

    Connectivity

    Cellular Technologies

    5G-Adv, 3GPP-R16, Sub-6GHz (FR1), 2G-5G multi-mode, 5G-CA, 4G-CA, 5G FDD / TDD, 4G FDD / TDD, TD-SCDMA, WDCDMA, EDGE, GSM

    Specific Functions

    5G/4G Dual SIM Dual Active, SA & NSA modes; SA Option2, NSA Option3 / 3a / 3x, NR FR1 TDD+FDD, DSS, 256QAM VoNR / EPS fallback

    Smart Network Suite 3.0, Subway Mode 2.0, DSDA 2.0

    DL Functions

    FR1 LB DL 4x4 MIMO, 3CC up to 220 MHz

    UL Functions

    256QAM FR1 UL 2CC, FDD UL TxD

    Power Savings

    R16 UL Enhancement, MediaTek UltraSave 3.0+

    GNSS

    • GPS L1CA+L5+L1C
    • BeiDou B1I+ B1C + B2a
    • Glonass L1OF
    • Galileo E1 + E5a
    • QZSS L1CA + L5
    • NavIC L5

    Wi-Fi

    Wi-Fi 6E (a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

    Wi-Fi Antenna

    2T2R

    Bluetooth

    5.4

    Camera

    Max Camera Sensor Supported

    • 320MP
    • 3x 32MP @ 30FPS

    Max Video Capture Resolution

    4K60 (3840 x 2160)

    Graphics

    GPU Type

    Arm Mali-G720 MC8

    Video Encode

    • H.264 (AVC)
    • H.265 (HEVC)

    Video Encoding FPS

    4K @ 60FPS

    Video Playback

    • H.264 (AVC)
    • H.265 (HEVC)
    • VP-9
    • AV1

    Video Playback FPS

    4K @ 60 FPS

    Display

    Max Resolution & Refresh Rate

    • WQHD+ up to 144Hz
    • Dual screen support (dual DSI)

    AI

    AI Processing Unit

    MediaTek NPU 880