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HiSilicon Kirin 9000 vs MediaTek Helio G81

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

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Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 9000
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
MediaTek Helio G81 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000MediaTek Helio G81
Architecture 1x 3.13 GHz - Cortex-A773x 2.54 GHz - Cortex-A774x 2.05 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3130 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistors 15.3 billion Not available
TDP 6 W 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000MediaTek Helio G81
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2750 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 44 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000MediaTek Helio G81
GPU Mali-G78 MP24 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU architecture Valhall 2 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU clock Not available 950 MHz
Execution units 24 Not available
Shaders 384 24
FLOPS Not available 91.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU AI accelerator Yes

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000MediaTek Helio G81
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution Not available 1x 48MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000MediaTek Helio G81
4G LTE Cat. 24 Not available
5G Yes No
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000MediaTek Helio G81
Release October 2020 August 2024
Class Flagship Low end
Storage support UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database 10 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000

PDF manual 4G
Huawei P50 Pro
Huawei

Huawei P50 Pro

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1228 × 2700 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4360 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6
Huawei

Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6

3.7
Tablet
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10050 mAh
View details PDF
4G
Huawei Mate X2 4G
Huawei

Huawei Mate X2 4G

3.5
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 2480 × 2200 pixels (8…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
View details
4G
Huawei Mate 40 Pro 4G
Huawei

Huawei Mate 40 Pro 4G

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1344 × 2772 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4400 mAh
View details
5G
Huawei Mate X2
Huawei

Huawei Mate X2

3.5
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 2480 × 2200 pixels (8…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
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5G
Huawei Mate 40 RS
Huawei

Huawei Mate 40 RS

3.5
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1344 × 2772 pixels (6…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4400 mAh
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5G
Huawei Mate 40
Huawei

Huawei Mate 40

3.3
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2376 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4200 mAh
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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
View details
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
View details
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
View details
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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