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Mobile processor comparison

HiSilicon Kirin 980 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
Different values 36
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 980
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
MediaTek Helio G99
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980MediaTek Helio G99
Architecture 2x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A762x 1.92 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2600 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistors 6.9 billion Not available
TDP 6 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980MediaTek Helio G99
L1 cache 512 KB Not available
L2 cache 512 KB Not available
L3 cache 4 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 31.78 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 10 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980MediaTek Helio G99
GPU Mali G76 MP10 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU architecture Bifrost Valhall
GPU clock 720 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution units 10 2
Shaders 160 32
FLOPS 691 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.0 1.1
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Yes

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980MediaTek Helio G99
Maximum display resolution 3120 x 1440 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, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980MediaTek Helio G99
4G LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 13
5G No No
Download speed Up to 1400 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 200 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 980MediaTek Helio G99
Release August 2018 May 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Storage support UFS 3.0 UFS 2.2
Devices in database 24 10
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 980

PDF manual 4G
Huawei P30 Pro New Edition
Huawei

Huawei P30 Pro New Edition

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.47 inch…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4200 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 5T
Huawei

Huawei Nova 5T

3.7
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.26…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3750 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Huawei Mate 20 X 5G
Huawei

Huawei Mate 20 X 5G

3.3
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2244 pixels (7.20 inch…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4200 mAh
View details PDF
4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8

3.1
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (10.8…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7500 mAh
View details
4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4 WiFi
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4 WiFi

3.0
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (8.40 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6100 mAh
View details
4G
Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4
Huawei

Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4

3.3
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (8.40…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6100 mAh
View details
PDF manual 4G
Huawei Nova 5 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Nova 5 Pro

2.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.39 inch…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3500 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
View details
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
View details
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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