Mobile processor comparison

Apple A17 Pro vs MediaTek Helio G36

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

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CPU A

Apple A17 Pro

6 cores 3780 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A17 GPU

CPU B

MediaTek Helio G36

8 cores 2200 MHz 12 nanometers PowerVR GE8320

Compared fields 39

Different values 38

Quick factual highlights

Apple A17 Pro

Higher maximum CPU clock
Smaller manufacturing process
Higher listed GPU clock
Higher listed download speed

MediaTek Helio G36

More CPU cores

CPU

Specification	Apple A17 Pro	MediaTek Helio G36
Architecture	2x 3.78 GHz - Everest4x 2.11 GHz - Sawtooth	4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A534x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A53
CPU cores	6	8
Clock speed	3780 MHz	2200 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.6-A	ARMv8.2-A
Process technology	3 nanometers	12 nanometers
Transistors	19 billion	Not available

Cache and memory

Specification	Apple A17 Pro	MediaTek Helio G36
L1 cache	256 KB	Not available
L2 cache	16 MB	Not available
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bus	4x 16 Bit	2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	51.2 Gbit/s	13.9 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	8 GB	8 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	Apple A17 Pro	MediaTek Helio G36
GPU	Apple A17 GPU	PowerVR GE8320
GPU clock	1398 MHz	680 MHz
Execution units	6	4
Shaders	128	8
FLOPS	2147.2 Gigaflops	43.5 Gigaflops
Vulkan	Not available	1.1
OpenCL	Not available	1.2
Neural processor / NPU	Apple Neural Engine	No

Display and media

Specification	Apple A17 Pro	MediaTek Helio G36
Maximum display resolution	2796 x 1290	2400 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 50MP, 2x 13MP
Video capture	4K at 60FPS	1K at 30FPS
Video playback	4K at 60FPS	1080p at 30FPS
Video codecs	H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG	H.264, H.265
Audio codecs	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Specification	Apple A17 Pro	MediaTek Helio G36
4G	LTE Cat. 24	LTE Cat. 7
5G	Yes	No
Download speed	Up to 7500 Mbps	Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed	Up to 3500 Mbps	Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi	6	5
Bluetooth	5.3	5.0
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

Specification	Apple A17 Pro	MediaTek Helio G36
Release	September 2023	February 2023
Class	Flagship	Low end
Model number	APL1V02	Not available
Storage support	NVMe	eMMC 5.1
Devices in database	2	6

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A17 Pro

5G

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Apple 2023

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 1290 × 2796 pixels (6.70 inches) 460 ppi…
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4422 mAh

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5G

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

Apple 2023

Apple iPhone 15 Pro

3.8

Smartphone

Display: OLED 1179 × 2556 pixels (6.10 inches) 461 ppi…
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery: Li-Po 3274 mAh

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MediaTek Helio G36

4G

Honor X5b Plus

Honor 2024

Honor X5b Plus

3.2

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1612 pixel…
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 128 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5200 mAh

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4G

Honor X5b

Honor 2024

Honor X5b

3.2

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1612 pixel…
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 64 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5200 mAh

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4G

Honor X5 Plus

Honor 2023

Honor X5 Plus

3.2

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1612 pixels…
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 64 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5200 mAh

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PDF manual 4G

Honor X6a

Honor 2023

Honor X6a

3.2

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1612 pixels…
RAM: 4 GB, 6 GB
Storage: 128 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5200 mAh

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4G

Redmi A2

Redmi 2023

Redmi A2

3.6

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors 720 × 1600 pixels (6.52…
RAM: 2 GB, 3 GB
Storage: 32 GB, 64 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5000 mAh

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4G

myPhone N23

myPhone 2023

myPhone N23

4.0

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixel…
RAM: 6 GB
Storage: 128 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5000 mAh

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4G

POCO C61

POCO 2024

POCO C61

3.6

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1650 pixel…
RAM: 4 GB, 6 GB
Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB
Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh

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4G

POCO C51

POCO 2023

POCO C51

3.6

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixel…
RAM: 4 GB, 6 GB
Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 5000 mAh

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