Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G81 vs Apple A15 Bionic

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CPU A

MediaTek Helio G81

8 cores 2000 MHz 12 nanometers Mali-G52 MP2

CPU B

Apple A15 Bionic

6 cores 3240 MHz 5 nanometers Apple GPU

Compared fields 39

Different values 37

Quick factual highlights

MediaTek Helio G81

More CPU cores

Apple A15 Bionic

Higher maximum CPU clock
Smaller manufacturing process
Higher listed GPU clock

CPU

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

Cache and memory

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

Graphics and AI

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

Display and media

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

Connectivity

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

General

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

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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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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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