Mobile processor comparison

Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G81

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CPU A

Apple A15 Bionic

6 cores 3240 MHz 5 nanometers Apple GPU

CPU B

MediaTek Helio G81

8 cores 2000 MHz 12 nanometers Mali-G52 MP2

Compared fields 39

Different values 37

Quick factual highlights

Apple A15 Bionic

Higher maximum CPU clock
Smaller manufacturing process
Higher listed GPU clock

MediaTek Helio G81

More CPU cores

CPU

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	MediaTek Helio G81
Architecture	2x 3.24 GHz - Avalanche4x 2.02 GHz - Blizzard	2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores	6	8
Clock speed	3240 MHz	2000 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8.2-A
Process technology	5 nanometers	12 nanometers
Transistors	15 billion	Not available
TDP	6 W	5 W

Cache and memory

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	MediaTek Helio G81
L1 cache	256 KB	Not available
L2 cache	32 MB	Not available
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	4266 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bus	Not available	2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	42.7 Gbit/s	13.41 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	8 GB	8 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	MediaTek Helio G81
GPU	Apple GPU	Mali-G52 MP2
GPU architecture	Not available	Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU clock	1200 MHz	950 MHz
Execution units	5	Not available
Shaders	640	24
FLOPS	Not available	91.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan	Not available	1.3
OpenCL	Not available	2.0
Neural processor / NPU	Neural Engine	Yes

Display and media

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	MediaTek Helio G81
Maximum display resolution	2732 x 2048	2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution	Not available	1x 48MP
Video capture	4K at 60FPS	2K at 30FPS
Video playback	4K at 60FPS	2K at 30FPS
Video codecs	H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG	- H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+	- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	MediaTek Helio G81
4G	LTE Cat. 24	Not available
5G	Yes	No
Wi-Fi	6	5
Bluetooth	5.0	5.4
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

Specification	Apple A15 Bionic	MediaTek Helio G81
Release	September 2021	August 2024
Class	Flagship	Low end
Model number	APL1W07	Not available
Storage support	NVMe	eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database	9	Not available

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A15 Bionic

5G

Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Apple 2022

Apple iPhone 14 Plus

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 16M colors 1284 × 2778 pixels (6.70 inch…
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Ion

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5G

Apple iPhone 14

Apple 2022

Apple iPhone 14

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 16.7M colors 1170 × 2532 pixels (6.10 in…
RAM: 6 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 3279 mAh

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5G eSIM

Apple iPhone SE 2022

Apple 2022

Apple iPhone SE 2022

3.4

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 750 × 1334 pixels (4.70 inches) 326 p…
Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Ion

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Apple iPad mini 2021 WiFi

Apple 2021

Apple iPad mini 2021 WiFi

2.8

Tablet

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 1488 × 2266 pixels (8.30 i…
Storage: 64 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Po

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5G eSIM

Apple iPad mini 2021

Apple 2021

Apple iPad mini 2021

2.8

Tablet

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 1488 × 2266 pixels (8.30 i…
Storage: 64 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Po

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5G

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Apple 2021

Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1284 × 2778 pixels (…
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Ion

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5G

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Apple 2021

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels (…
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Ion

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5G

Apple iPhone 13 mini

Apple 2021

Apple iPhone 13 mini

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels (5…
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Ion

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MediaTek Helio G81

4G

Motorola Moto G15 Power

Motorola 2024

Motorola Moto G15 Power

3.6

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB
Battery: Li-Po 6000 mAh

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4G

Motorola Moto G05

Motorola 2024

Motorola Moto G05

3.6

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, (6.67 inches)
RAM: 4 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 64 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5200 mAh

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4G

Motorola Moto E15

Motorola 2024

Motorola Moto E15

3.3

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixel…
RAM: 2 GB
Storage: 64 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5200 mAh

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4G

Motorola Moto G15

Motorola 2024

Motorola Moto G15

3.6

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM: 4 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5200 mAh

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4G

Realme C75x

Realme 2025

Realme C75x

3.6

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixe…
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5600 mAh

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4G

Redmi 14C China

Redmi 2025

Redmi 14C China

3.6

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1640 pixe…
RAM: 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 64 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5160 mAh

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4G

Redmi 14C

Redmi 2024

Redmi 14C

3.6

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1640 pixe…
RAM: 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5160 mAh

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4G

POCO C75

POCO 2024

POCO C75

3.6

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1640 pixe…
RAM: 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5160 mAh

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