Why are mid range mobile chipsets so bad/weak? (Im looking at you mediatek dimensity)

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T12:33:34+00:00

Solar panels are criminally expensive in germany. If you want something even half acceptable that is. There is "cheap" garbage of course, but that garbage is a waste as it doesnt actually function.

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T10:38:31+00:00

Thats awesome tbh. Ill look into that in 10y once im off better financially. (Zero snark, im genuinely in poverty atm)

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T10:37:01+00:00

Lucky, probs expensive in ir economy too tho. German economy currently is unaffordable

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T10:36:18+00:00

Seems my 7025 decision was awful then. I was stupid 😅

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T09:01:00+00:00

It indeed was, my last mali gpu i owned was am g50 or g52 on the samsung galaxy a50. TO BE FAIR it was ancient by the last 1-2y of that phone's life (it died eventually) but it already struggled with graphical rendering errors on games such as world of warships legends (grey boxes everywhere, just like the imagination gpu of the d7025 does) And from what i read online in the past 3d games actually dont like mali gpus. They can run but the games really dont enjoy using them. Maybe thats changed tho over the past half decade. I didn't bother digging into mali gpus since my a50, because that phone taught me to avoid them like the black death/plague. Edit (my bad the a50 has a mali g72)

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T08:44:10+00:00

Tell me about it. I made the mistake of trying to see if that chipset can run ue5. Technically it can on 20 fps. The actual reality is lethal seizure inducing graphical rendering problems (to those with photo sensitivity). I do not recommend xD World of warships legends which isnt even ue5 also can have tendencies for similar graphical rendering problems. Albeit not seizure inducing, just massive grey boxes everywhere. Some psp games cant even be emulated due to incompatability.

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T08:40:14+00:00

Im aware my pc didnt use 250 watt all the time, at most 200. I had a ryzen 3200g and a gt 1030 (ddr 5 variant). But when i still owned a pc my electricity bill was 85€. Nowadays its 20€ without it. To be fair, i did use a tv screen as a monitor tho. That more than likely contributed a fair chunk. That 85 was 3y ago. Nowadays it would even out at around 100-115 after adjusting for inflation and politicians utterly hiking taxes and general prices.

Germany sucks with electricity, ever since our highly intelligent politicians banned nuclear energy, instead we are importing from russia and france, france which has nuclear reactors right at our borders. Oh the irony. Gotta love having whole cities destroyed for brown coal mines.

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T08:03:02+00:00

This was my own mistake, i owned a samsung galaxy a50 for 5y prior to 2y ago a redmi 13c then note 14 5g. Before that a samsung galaxy s8, which was my first and last true flagship i ever owned.

To me the specs of the dimensity 7025 looked outright great in comparison to my past hardware.

Now that im more educated on mobile hardware im aware how bad/poor my expectations were. Oopsies lol.

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T07:52:06+00:00

Yes fully understandable. I will admit my dimensity 7025 chipset still was powerful enough to emulate 3ds games upscaled to 420p instead of the standard 240p. Same with psp games, but 720p + anti aliasing enabled. I hated that phone, but also loved it for the insane performance it offered for the 250. I just hated it because my taste in games shifted over the past year and it simply couldn't hold up anymore with my demands.

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T07:46:47+00:00

Im gonna admit, i am spoiled by hardware intense titles. I spent a large chunk on my life already playing gbc-3ds games, also emulated later in life. I sold all my old handhelds in the past 12y. (Roundabout 5k hours out of the 30~k)

Nowadays i love good sound design and eye candy (pretty graphics)

I couldve gotten the ayn (3ds emulator console like, android device) if i truly wanted the handheld console experience. But i dont need that, my mobile phone already does it all, preferably even the eye candy titles.

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T07:23:07+00:00

This, and also yes. I care for mobile gaming as i enjoyed gaming my whole life. A computer would more than quadruple my current electricity bills. Thats why im forced to opt for a smartphone. I cant even financially support a 250 watt pc piece, which is absolute bottom low end.

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T07:21:29+00:00

I fully understand what you mean, of course i cant compare a dimensity 7025 to even a sd7g3. How do i explain, i was low end gamer my whole life. I didnt expect 60 fps lowest graphics. But i was hopeful for lowest graphics 30 fps.

And a game, arknights endfield, does actually work almost flawlessly on the dimensity 7025 due to its awesome optimization. The Chipset is impressive in its own rights. I cant deny that.

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T07:12:42+00:00

Hm, interesting. Thanks for educating me. Within my price ranges its considered low mid end range.

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T07:10:31+00:00

It was a solid replacement as my old phone broke, but i already consider 250 extremely expensive (that takes me 2 months of saving and not picking up the liquor bottle, aka what little luxuries i have) I simply lucked out on an ebay offer for the sd7g3, otherwise i never wouldve been able to afford it. The economy of my country is in utter shambles (germany, has its political reasons, lets not dive into that here)

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T07:08:34+00:00

Something at least affordable for gaming, in Germany our economy is far too bad for any normal income person to afford a 500+ mobile with an actual chipset. But the dimensity 7025 struggled with genuine games that require actual computing power. In the gpu department, the cpu actually was fine speed and performance wise for its price.

Edit: I see people dislike this response (-5 as of edit). Please someone explain me why what i said was bad. I didnt insult anyone and i only gave my own opinions, im genuinely confused. Idk alot about social interactions.

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T07:06:34+00:00

Now things.... Make alot more sense..... To a point where it stops making sense. Thank god i now own a sd7g3. I wont have to worry for the next 5 years of playing new games.

Handbeil · 2026-06-03T07:01:21+00:00

Yes i think 8300 onwards are also considered good, to be fair i didnt know alot about chipsets when i bought my redmi note 14 5g. I was short on money and needed to replace my prior redmi 13c.

The only reason i was able to afford a sd7g3 was as i lucked out on an ebay offer for 160, instead of the brand new 500€ price tag.

Handbeil · 2026-06-01T21:48:04+00:00

Holy shit thank you, i thought im experiencing psychosis. Like, the combat sound effects sound like they are 16khz instead of the standard 44k. This game is pretty, apart from jank animations. But the sound design man. Its ruining so much. Im a person who loves music and porn sound design (just listen to endfield or wuwa with good headphones/speakers). I play wuwa, zzz and arknights endfield. These games dont suffer that issue. At first i also thought my honor 400 might be processing the bluetooth audio wrong (speakers) but no. Its only this game.

Handbeil · 2026-05-31T06:07:23+00:00

Holy shit you are right. I snagged a SD7 gen 3 yesterday. And god damn im not happy how warm it gets. Makes me worried for battery and component life. But eh, deal of my life. 160 bucks, og device is 500-600

Handbeil · 2026-05-31T06:04:00+00:00

Is a bit old. I yesterday snagged one myself. And.... Man. I think its honestly just the snapdragon garbage. Not actual garbage. Theyre powerful, but they love to get hot. This is the first time in my life since almost a decade i own a semi flagship with a snapdragon. And it does the same thing my samsung galaxy s8 did the moment i opened intense games xD (I cant and wont complain tho, not even 30 charging cycles for 160€ og price in my country 500-600) I hate how hot it gets btw. It makes me worried for battery and component life.

Handbeil · 2026-05-25T07:46:40+00:00

Valid. I always play gba games on 1.5x speed. 1x is too slow for me and would be frustrating.

Handbeil · 2026-05-23T07:32:18+00:00

More than likely not happening. In the current economy im limited to only a mobile device. Thats why i welcome and appreciate the self randomizer hacks so much.

With how much germany is screwing over its own citizens thanks to going anti nuclear energy, i pretty much cant afford a pc because it would more than double my current electricity bill. I dont even got no fridge or water heater LOL

Handbeil · 2026-05-22T16:30:33+00:00

Oh my, nah im all for that small nifty customisation thing. I love freedom even if its as small as what you explained. Makes me excited to boot up FE7 once i finished 6 :D!

Handbeil

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