Mobile processor comparison

Apple A14 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G96

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 38
Different values 37
Quick factual highlights
Apple A14 Bionic
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
MediaTek Helio G96
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A14 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
Architecture 2x 3.1 GHz - Firestorm4x 1.8 GHz - Icestorm 2x 2.05 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 3100 MHz 2050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.5-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistors 11.8 billion Not available
TDP 6 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A14 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
L2 cache 8 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency Not available 2133 MHz
Memory bus Not available 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 42.7 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 6 GB 10 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A14 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
GPU Apple GPU Mali G57 MC2
GPU architecture Not available Valhall
GPU clock Not available 950 MHz
Execution units 4 2
Shaders Not available 32
Vulkan Not available 1.1
OpenCL Not available 2.0
DirectX Not available 12
Neural processor / NPU Neural Engine Yes

Display and media

SpecificationApple A14 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
Maximum display resolution 2732 x 2048 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A14 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 13
5G Yes No
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationApple A14 BionicMediaTek Helio G96
Release September 2020 June 2021
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number APL1W01 MT6781
Storage support NVMe eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Devices in database 6 14
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A14 Bionic

eSIM
Apple iPad 2022 WiFi
Apple

Apple iPad 2022 WiFi

3.7
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po
5G eSIM
Apple iPad 2022
Apple

Apple iPad 2022

3.7
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1640 × 2360 pixels (10.90 inches) 264…
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1284 × 2778 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 Pro

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12 mini
Apple

Apple iPhone 12 mini

3.9
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 12
Apple

Apple iPhone 12

3.1
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels (6…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion

MediaTek Helio G96

4G
Vivo Y75 4G
Vivo

Vivo Y75 4G

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4050 mAh
4G
Vivo V23e
Vivo

Vivo V23e

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4050 mAh
4G
Realme Narzo 50
Realme

Realme Narzo 50

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixel…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Realme 8i
Realme

Realme 8i

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixel…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
4G
Doogee S99
Doogee

Doogee S99

3.3
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 6000 mAh
4G
Doogee S98 Pro
Doogee

Doogee S98 Pro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.30 i…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 6000 mAh
4G
Doogee S98
Doogee

Doogee S98

3.3
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.30 i…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 6000 mAh
4G
Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G
Redmi

Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh