CPU A
HiSilicon Kirin 970
8 cores 2360 MHz 10 nanometers Mali G72 MP12
Mobile processor comparison
HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs MediaTek Helio G81
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
MediaTek Helio G81
8 cores 2000 MHz 12 nanometers Mali-G52 MP2
Compared fields
42
Different values
34
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 970
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
MediaTek Helio G81
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 2.36 GHz - Cortex A734x 1.84 GHz - Cortex A53 | 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 2360 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| Process technology | 10 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Transistors | 5.5 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 9 W | 5 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 512 KB | Not available |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 29.8 Gbit/s | 13.41 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali G72 MP12 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU architecture | Bifrost | Bifrost 2nd gen |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Execution units | 12 | Not available |
| Shaders | 192 | 24 |
| FLOPS | 347 Gigaflops | 91.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | Not available |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1 | - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | 32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 18 | Not available |
| 5G | No | No |
| Download speed | Up to 1200 Mbps | Not available |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | Not available |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2017 | August 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Low end |
| Model number | Hi3670 | Not available |
| Storage support | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 |
| Devices in database | 18 | Not available |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
HiSilicon Kirin 970
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 4
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2310 pixels (6.40 i…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3750 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 3 Dual SIM
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.30 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3750 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 3
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.30 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3750 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1440 × 2880 pixels (6.00 inch…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei P20 Pro
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2240 pixels (6.10 inch…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei P20
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2244 pixels (5.80 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 3400 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Mate 10 Dual SIM
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.90 i…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Mate 10 Pro Dual SIM
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2160 pixels (6.00 inch…
- RAM
- 4 GB, 6 GB
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 4000 mAh
MediaTek Helio G81
4G
Motorola Moto G15 Power
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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