Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G36 vs Apple A17 Pro

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CPU A

MediaTek Helio G36

8 cores 2200 MHz 12 nanometers PowerVR GE8320

CPU B

Apple A17 Pro

6 cores 3780 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A17 GPU

Compared fields 39

Different values 38

Quick factual highlights

MediaTek Helio G36

More CPU cores

Apple A17 Pro

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

CPU

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

Cache and memory

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

Graphics and AI

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

Display and media

Specification	MediaTek Helio G36	Apple A17 Pro
Maximum display resolution	2400 x 1080	2796 x 1290
Maximum camera resolution	1x 50MP, 2x 13MP	1x 48MP
Video capture	1K at 30FPS	4K at 60FPS
Video playback	1080p at 30FPS	4K at 60FPS
Video codecs	H.264, H.265	H.264, H.265, AV1, 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 G36	Apple A17 Pro
4G	LTE Cat. 7	LTE Cat. 24
5G	No	Yes
Download speed	Up to 300 Mbps	Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed	Up to 150 Mbps	Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi	5	6
Bluetooth	5.0	5.3
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

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

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

View details PDF

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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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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