Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G81 vs HiSilicon Kirin 820

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CPU A

MediaTek Helio G81

8 cores 2000 MHz 12 nanometers Mali-G52 MP2

CPU B

HiSilicon Kirin 820

8 cores 2360 MHz 7 nanometers Mali-G57 MP6

Compared fields 38

Different values 32

Quick factual highlights

MediaTek Helio G81

Higher listed GPU clock

HiSilicon Kirin 820

Higher maximum CPU clock
Smaller manufacturing process

CPU

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	HiSilicon Kirin 820
Architecture	2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55	1x 2.36 GHz - Cortex-A763x 2.22 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.84 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores	8	8
Clock speed	2000 MHz	2360 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Process technology	12 nanometers	7 nanometers
TDP	5 W	5 W

Cache and memory

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	HiSilicon Kirin 820
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	1800 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory bus	2x 16 Bit	4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	13.41 Gbit/s	31.78 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	8 GB	12 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	HiSilicon Kirin 820
GPU	Mali-G52 MP2	Mali-G57 MP6
GPU architecture	Bifrost 2nd gen	Valhall
GPU clock	950 MHz	850 MHz
Execution units	Not available	6
Shaders	24	96
FLOPS	91.2 Gigaflops	579 Gigaflops
Vulkan	1.3	1.1
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
DirectX	Not available	12
Neural processor / NPU	Yes	Yes

Display and media

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	HiSilicon Kirin 820
Maximum display resolution	2520 x 1080	3360 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
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, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs	- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	HiSilicon Kirin 820
4G	Not available	LTE Cat. 22
5G	No	Yes
Download speed	Not available	Up to 1600 Mbps
Upload speed	Not available	Up to 200 Mbps
Wi-Fi	5	6
Bluetooth	5.4	5.1
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

General

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	HiSilicon Kirin 820
Release	August 2024	March 2020
Class	Low end	Mid range
Storage support	eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1	UFS 2.1
Devices in database	Not available	7

Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Helio G81

4G

Motorola Moto G15 Power

Motorola 2024

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 2024

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 2024

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 2024

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 2025

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 2025

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 2024

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 2024

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 820

4G

Huawei Nova 8 Global

Huawei 2021

Huawei Nova 8 Global

3.4

Smartphone

Display: OLED 1.07G colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 3800 mAh

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5G

Huawei MatePad 10.4 5G

Huawei 2020

Huawei MatePad 10.4 5G

5.0

Tablet

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 1200 × 2000 pixels (10.40…
RAM: 4 GB, 6 GB
Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 7250 mAh

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PDF manual 5G

Huawei P40 Lite 5G

Huawei 2020

Huawei P40 Lite 5G

3.1

Smartphone

Display: LTPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM: 6 GB
Storage: 128 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4000 mAh

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PDF manual 5G

Huawei Nova 7 SE

Huawei 2020

Huawei Nova 7 SE

3.3

Smartphone

Display: LTPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixel…
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Po 4000 mAh

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5G

Honor X10 Pro

Honor 2020

Honor X10 Pro

3.2

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM: 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4300 mAh

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5G

Honor X10

Honor 2020

Honor X10

3.2

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM: 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4300 mAh

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5G

Honor 30S

Honor 2020

Honor 30S

3.8

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

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