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Mobile processor comparison

Apple A9 vs MediaTek Helio G91

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

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CPU A

Apple A9

2 cores 1850 MHz 14 nanometers PowerVR GT7600
Compared fields 43
Different values 38
Quick factual highlights
Apple A9
  • Higher listed download speed
MediaTek Helio G91
  • More CPU cores
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationApple A9MediaTek Helio G91
Architecture 2x 1.85 GHz - Twister 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 2 8
Clock speed 1850 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 14 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistors 2 billion Not available
TDP 5 W 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationApple A9MediaTek Helio G91
L1 cache 128 KB Not available
L2 cache 3 MB Not available
L3 cache 4 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1333 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 14.9 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 4 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationApple A9MediaTek Helio G91
GPU PowerVR GT7600 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU architecture Rogue Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU clock 650 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution units 6 Not available
Shaders 192 24
FLOPS Not available 96 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
DirectX 11 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Apple M9 MediaTek APU

Display and media

SpecificationApple A9MediaTek Helio G91
Maximum display resolution 1920 x 1080 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationApple A9MediaTek Helio G91
4G LTE Cat. 6 LTE Cat. 7
5G No No
Download speed Up to 450 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 4.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationApple A9MediaTek Helio G91
Release September 2015 June 2024
Class Flagship Low end
Model number APL0898 Not available
Storage support NVMe eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database 13 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Apple A9

4G
Apple iPhone 6s 32 GB
Apple

Apple iPhone 6s 32 GB

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 750 × 1334 pixels (4.70 in…
RAM
2 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Po 1715 mAh
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4G
Apple iPad 9.7
Apple

Apple iPad 9.7

3.5
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
Storage
32 GB
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4G
Apple iPad Pro 9.7
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 9.7

3.3
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1536 × 2048 pixels (9.70 i…
RAM
2 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Po
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MediaTek Helio G91

4G
Redmi 13 4G
Redmi

Redmi 13 4G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5030 mAh
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4G
POCO M6 4G
POCO

POCO M6 4G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5030 mAh
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