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MediaTek Helio G99 vs HiSilicon Kirin 970

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
MediaTek Helio G99
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
HiSilicon Kirin 970
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G99HiSilicon Kirin 970
Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 4x 2.36 GHz - Cortex A734x 1.84 GHz - Cortex A53
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2200 MHz 2360 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 10 nanometers
Transistors Not available 5.5 billion
TDP Not available 9 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G99HiSilicon Kirin 970
L2 cache Not available 512 KB
L3 cache Not available 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 10 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G99HiSilicon Kirin 970
GPU Mali-G57 MC2 Mali G72 MP12
GPU architecture Valhall Bifrost
GPU clock 1000 MHz 850 MHz
Execution units 2 12
Shaders 32 192
FLOPS Not available 347 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Yes

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G99HiSilicon Kirin 970
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, VC-1
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV 32 bit@384 kHz, HD-audio

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G99HiSilicon Kirin 970
4G LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
5G No No
Download speed Not available Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 4.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G99HiSilicon Kirin 970
Release May 2022 September 2017
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number Not available Hi3670
Storage support UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Devices in database 10 18
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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
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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
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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
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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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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
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