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HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs MediaTek Helio G99

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

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Compared fields 42
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Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 970
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
MediaTek Helio G99
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 970MediaTek Helio G99
Architecture 4x 2.36 GHz - Cortex A734x 1.84 GHz - Cortex A53 2x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2360 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 10 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistors 5.5 billion Not available
TDP 9 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 970MediaTek Helio G99
L2 cache 512 KB Not available
L3 cache 2 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 29.8 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 10 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 970MediaTek Helio G99
GPU Mali G72 MP12 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU architecture Bifrost Valhall
GPU clock 850 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution units 12 2
Shaders 192 32
FLOPS 347 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.0 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Yes

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 970MediaTek Helio G99
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
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 AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 970MediaTek Helio G99
4G LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 13
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 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 970MediaTek Helio G99
Release September 2017 May 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number Hi3670 Not available
Storage support UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Devices in database 18 10
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 970

PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 4
Huawei

Huawei Nova 4

3.4
Smartphone
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
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 3 Dual SIM
Huawei

Huawei Nova 3 Dual SIM

3.8
Smartphone
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
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 3
Huawei

Huawei Nova 3

3.6
Smartphone
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
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei P20 Pro
Huawei

Huawei P20 Pro

3.7
Smartphone
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
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei P20
Huawei

Huawei P20

3.5
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2244 pixels (5.80 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3400 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Mate 10 Dual SIM
Huawei

Huawei Mate 10 Dual SIM

3.1
Smartphone
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
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Mate 10 Pro Dual SIM
Huawei

Huawei Mate 10 Pro Dual SIM

3.7
Smartphone
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
View details PDF

MediaTek Helio G99

4G
Oppo Pad Neo
Oppo

Oppo Pad Neo

3.0
Tablet
Display
LTPS TFT 1.07G colors, 90 Hz, 1720 × 2408 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8000 mAh
View details
4G
Oppo Pad Air2
Oppo

Oppo Pad Air2

3.0
Tablet
Display
LTPS TFT 1.07G colors, 90 Hz, 1720 × 2408 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8000 mAh
View details
4G
Oppo Reno8 T 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno8 T 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.43 inche…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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4G
Vivo V25e
Vivo

Vivo V25e

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2404 pixels (6.44 in…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
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4G
Motorola Moto G72 Dual SIM
Motorola

Motorola Moto G72 Dual SIM

3.6
Smartphone
Display
POLED, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2460 pixels (6.55 inche…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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Lenovo Tab Plus 11.5 2024
Lenovo

Lenovo Tab Plus 11.5 2024

3.3
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8600 mAh
View details
4G
Lenovo Erazer K30 Pad 12.6
Lenovo

Lenovo Erazer K30 Pad 12.6

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (12.6…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 12000 mAh
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