Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G91 vs Apple A9

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

CPU B

Apple A9

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

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Apple A9
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 1.85 GHz - Twister
CPU cores 8 2
Clock speed 2000 MHz 1850 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 14 nanometers
Transistors Not available 2 billion
TDP 5 W 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Apple A9
L1 cache Not available 128 KB
L2 cache Not available 3 MB
L3 cache Not available 4 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 1333 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 14.9 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 4 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Apple A9
GPU Mali-G52 MP2 PowerVR GT7600
GPU architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Rogue
GPU clock 1000 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units Not available 6
Shaders 24 192
FLOPS 96 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
DirectX Not available 11
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek APU Apple M9

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Apple A9
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 H.264, H.265
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Apple A9
4G LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 6
5G No No
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 450 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 100 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.4 4.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Apple A9
Release June 2024 September 2015
Class Low end Flagship
Model number Not available APL0898
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 NVMe
Devices in database Not available 13
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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
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

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
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
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