Mobile processor comparison

Apple A16 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G96

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

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CPU A

Apple A16 Bionic

6 cores 3460 MHz 4 nanometers Apple A16 GPU

CPU B

MediaTek Helio G96

8 cores 2050 MHz 12 nanometers Mali G57 MC2

Compared fields 42

Different values 42

Quick factual highlights

Apple A16 Bionic

Higher maximum CPU clock
Smaller manufacturing process
Higher listed GPU clock

MediaTek Helio G96

More CPU cores

CPU

Specification	Apple A16 Bionic	MediaTek Helio G96
Architecture	2x 3.46 GHz - Everest4x 2.02 GHz - Sawtooth	2x 2.05 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores	6	8
Clock speed	3460 MHz	2050 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv8.2-A
Process technology	4 nanometers	12 nanometers
Transistors	16 billion	Not available
TDP	8 W	Not available

Cache and memory

Specification	Apple A16 Bionic	MediaTek Helio G96
L1 cache	256 KB	Not available
L2 cache	16 MB	Not available
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory bus	4x 16 Bit	2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	51.2 Gbit/s	17.1 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	6 GB	10 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	Apple A16 Bionic	MediaTek Helio G96
GPU	Apple A16 GPU	Mali G57 MC2
GPU architecture	Apple Bionic GPU	Valhall
GPU clock	1398 MHz	950 MHz
Execution units	5	2
Shaders	128	32
FLOPS	1789.4 Gigaflops	Not available
Vulkan	Not available	1.1
OpenCL	Not available	2.0
DirectX	Not available	12
Neural processor / NPU	Apple Neural Engine	Yes

Display and media

Specification	Apple A16 Bionic	MediaTek Helio G96
Maximum display resolution	2796 x 1290	2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution	1x 48MP	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 - 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

Specification	Apple A16 Bionic	MediaTek Helio G96
4G	LTE Cat. 24	LTE Cat. 13
5G	Yes	No
Download speed	Up to 7500 Mbps	Not available
Upload speed	Up to 3500 Mbps	Not available
Wi-Fi	6	5
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

Specification	Apple A16 Bionic	MediaTek Helio G96
Release	September 2022	June 2021
Class	Flagship	Mid range
Model number	APL1W10	MT6781
Storage support	NVMe	eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Devices in database	4	14

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A16 Bionic

5G

Apple iPhone 15 Plus

Apple 2023

Apple iPhone 15 Plus

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
RAM: 6 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4383 mAh

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5G eSIM

Apple iPhone 15

Apple 2023

Apple iPhone 15

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
RAM: 6 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery: Li-Po 3349 mAh

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5G

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Apple 2022

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1290 × 2796 pixels…
RAM: 6 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4323 mAh

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5G

Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Apple 2022

Apple iPhone 14 Pro

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1179 × 2556 pixels…
RAM: 6 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 3200 mAh

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MediaTek Helio G96

4G

Vivo Y75 4G

Vivo 2022

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

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4G

Vivo V23e

Vivo 2021

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

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4G

Realme Narzo 50

Realme 2022

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

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PDF manual 4G

Realme 8i

Realme 2021

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

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4G

Doogee S99

Doogee 2022

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

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4G

Doogee S98 Pro

Doogee 2022

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

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4G

Doogee S98

Doogee 2022

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

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4G

Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G

Redmi 2022

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

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