CPU A
Apple A18
6 cores 4050 MHz 3 nanometers Apple A18 GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A18 vs MediaTek Helio G81
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
MediaTek Helio G81
8 cores 2000 MHz 12 nanometers Mali-G52 MP2
Compared fields
37
Different values
35
Quick factual highlights
Apple A18
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
- Higher listed GPU clock
MediaTek Helio G81
- More CPU cores
CPU
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 4.05 GHz - Everest4x 2.42 GHz - Sawtooth | 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 4050 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 3 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| TDP | 9 W | 5 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 8 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 60 Gbit/s | 13.41 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple A18 GPU | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU architecture | Apple Bionic GPU | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU clock | 1490 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Shaders | 128 | 24 |
| FLOPS | 1907 Gigaflops | 91.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | Not available | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | Not available | 2.0 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Neural Engine | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | Not available | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 120FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 120FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | Not available |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | Not available |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Not available |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | Apple A18 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2024 | August 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | APL1V08 | Not available |
| Storage support | NVMe | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Apple A18
No linked devices were found in the sampled legacy tables.
MediaTek Helio G81
4G
Motorola Moto G15 Power
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 6000 mAh
4G
Motorola Moto G05
- 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
4G
Motorola Moto E15
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixel…
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 5200 mAh
4G
Motorola Moto G15
- 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
4G
Realme C75x
- Display
- IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixe…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5600 mAh
4G
Redmi 14C China
- 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
4G
Redmi 14C
- 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
4G
POCO C75
- 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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