Mobile processor comparison

Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G99

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

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 G99
  • More CPU cores
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
Architecture 2x 3.24 GHz - Avalanche4x 2.02 GHz - Blizzard 2x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 6 8
Clock speed 3240 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.5-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistors 15 billion Not available
TDP 6 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
L1 cache 256 KB Not available
L2 cache 32 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory bus Not available 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 42.7 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 10 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
GPU Apple GPU Mali-G57 MC2
GPU architecture Not available Valhall
GPU clock 1200 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution units 5 2
Shaders 640 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 A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
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
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+ AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
4G LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 13
5G Yes No
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationApple A15 BionicMediaTek Helio G99
Release September 2021 May 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number APL1W07 Not available
Storage support NVMe UFS 2.2
Devices in database 9 10
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A15 Bionic

5G
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
Apple

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
5G
Apple iPhone 14
Apple

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
5G eSIM
Apple iPhone SE 2022
Apple

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
5G eSIM
Apple iPad mini 2021
Apple

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
5G
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Apple

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
5G
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Apple

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
5G
Apple iPhone 13 mini
Apple

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

MediaTek Helio G99

4G
Oppo Pad Neo
Oppo

Oppo Pad Neo

3.0
Tablet
Display
LTPS TFT 1.07G colors, 90 Hz, 1720 × 2408 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8000 mAh
4G
Oppo Pad Air2
Oppo

Oppo Pad Air2

3.0
Tablet
Display
LTPS TFT 1.07G colors, 90 Hz, 1720 × 2408 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8000 mAh
4G
Oppo Reno8 T 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno8 T 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.43 inche…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
4G
Vivo V25e
Vivo

Vivo V25e

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2404 pixels (6.44 in…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
4G
Motorola Moto G72 Dual SIM
Motorola

Motorola Moto G72 Dual SIM

3.6
Smartphone
Display
POLED, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2460 pixels (6.55 inche…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Lenovo Tab Plus 11.5 2024
Lenovo

Lenovo Tab Plus 11.5 2024

3.3
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8600 mAh
4G
Lenovo Erazer K30 Pad 12.6
Lenovo

Lenovo Erazer K30 Pad 12.6

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (12.6…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 12000 mAh