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MediaTek Helio G81 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

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

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Compared fields 39
Different values 37
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G81
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
HiSilicon Kirin 659
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G81HiSilicon Kirin 659
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 4x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A534x 1.7 GHz - Cortex-A53
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2000 MHz 2360 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 16 nanometers
Transistors Not available 4 billion
TDP 5 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G81HiSilicon Kirin 659
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 933 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s Not available
Maximum memory 8 GB 4 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G81HiSilicon Kirin 659
GPU Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-T830 MP2
GPU architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Not available
GPU clock 950 MHz 900 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 24 16
FLOPS 91.2 Gigaflops 57.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Neural processor / NPU Yes No

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G81HiSilicon Kirin 659
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 1920 x 1200
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 H.264, H.265
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G81HiSilicon Kirin 659
4G Not available LTE Cat. 7
5G No No
Download speed Not available Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 50 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 4
Bluetooth 5.4 4.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G81HiSilicon Kirin 659
Release August 2024 January 2017
Class Low end Mid range
Model number Not available Hi6250
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1
Devices in database Not available 25
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Helio G81

4G
Motorola Moto G15 Power
Motorola

Motorola Moto G15 Power

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6000 mAh
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4G
Motorola Moto G05
Motorola

Motorola Moto G05

3.6
Smartphone
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
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4G
Motorola Moto E15
Motorola

Motorola Moto E15

3.3
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixel…
RAM
2 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5200 mAh
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4G
Motorola Moto G15
Motorola

Motorola Moto G15

3.6
Smartphone
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
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4G
Realme C75x
Realme

Realme C75x

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 720 × 1604 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5600 mAh
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4G
Redmi 14C China
Redmi

Redmi 14C China

3.6
Smartphone
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
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4G
Redmi 14C
Redmi

Redmi 14C

3.6
Smartphone
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
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4G
POCO C75
POCO

POCO C75

3.6
Smartphone
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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HiSilicon Kirin 659

Huawei MediaPad M5 lite WiFi
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M5 lite WiFi

3.1
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1920 × 1200 pixels (10.1…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 7500 mAh
View details
PDF manual 4G
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M5 lite

3.5
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1920 × 1200 pixels (10.10…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 7500 mAh
View details PDF
4G
Huawei Enjoy 8 Plus
Huawei

Huawei Enjoy 8 Plus

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2160 pixels (5.93 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
View details
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 3e
Huawei

Huawei Nova 3e

2.7
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2280 pixels (5.84 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3000 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei P20 Lite
Huawei

Huawei P20 Lite

3.4
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2280 pixels (5.84 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3000 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Mate SE
Huawei

Huawei Mate SE

3.0
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2160 pixels (5.93 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3340 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Y9 2018
Huawei

Huawei Y9 2018

3.0
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2160 pixels (5.93 i…
RAM
3 GB, 4 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3900 mAh
View details PDF
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