Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 9000S vs MediaTek Helio G81

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

Compared fields 38
Different values 34
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 9000S
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
MediaTek Helio G81
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000SMediaTek Helio G81
Architecture 1x 2.62 GHz - TaiShan V1203x 2.15 GHz - TaiShan V1204x 1.53 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2620 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP 7 W 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000SMediaTek 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 9000SMediaTek Helio G81
GPU Maleoon 910 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU architecture Maleoon Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU clock 750 MHz 950 MHz
Shaders 512 24
FLOPS Not available 91.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Da Vinci Yes

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000SMediaTek 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 9000SMediaTek Helio G81
4G LTE Cat. 24 Not available
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 4600 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 2500 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 9000SMediaTek Helio G81
Release August 2023 August 2024
Class Flagship Low end
Model number Hi36A0 Not available
Storage support UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database 6 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 9000S

5G
Huawei Pocket 2 Art Edition
Huawei

Huawei Pocket 2 Art Edition

3.9
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1136 × 2690…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4520 mAh
5G
Huawei Pocket 2
Huawei

Huawei Pocket 2

3.9
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1136 × 2690…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4520 mAh
4G
Huawei Nova 12 Ultra
Huawei

Huawei Nova 12 Ultra

3.7
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 300 Hz, 1224…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4600 mAh
Huawei MatePad Pro 11 2024
Huawei

Huawei MatePad Pro 11 2024

3.7
Tablet
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8300 mAh
Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2
Huawei

Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1920 × 2880 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10100 mAh
4G
Huawei Mate 60 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Mate 60 Pro

3.5
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1260 × 2720 p…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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