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HiSilicon Kirin 985 vs MediaTek Helio G81

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

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Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
HiSilicon Kirin 985
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
MediaTek Helio G81
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 985MediaTek Helio G81
Architecture 1x 2.58 GHz - Cortex-A763x 2.4 GHz - Cortex-A764x 1.84 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2580 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 7 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP 6 W 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 985MediaTek Helio G81
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 34.1 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 985MediaTek Helio G81
GPU Mali-G77 MP8 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU architecture Valhall Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU clock 700 MHz 950 MHz
Execution units 8 Not available
Shaders 128 24
FLOPS 652 Gigaflops 91.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Yes Yes

Display and media

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 985MediaTek Helio G81
Maximum display resolution 3120 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 985MediaTek Helio G81
4G LTE Cat. 22 Not available
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 1277 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 177 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationHiSilicon Kirin 985MediaTek Helio G81
Release April 2020 August 2024
Class Flagship Low end
Model number Hi6290 Not available
Storage support UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database 8 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

HiSilicon Kirin 985

4G
Huawei Nova 8 Pro 4G
Huawei

Huawei Nova 8 Pro 4G

3.3
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1236 × 2676 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
View details
PDF manual 5G
Huawei Nova 8
Huawei

Huawei Nova 8

3.4
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3800 mAh
View details PDF
5G
Huawei Nova 8 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Nova 8 Pro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1236 × 2676 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
View details
5G
Huawei Nova 7 Pro
Huawei

Huawei Nova 7 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.57 inch…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
View details
PDF manual 5G
Huawei Nova 7
Huawei

Huawei Nova 7

3.3
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
View details PDF
4G
Honor ViewPad 6
Honor

Honor ViewPad 6

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1200 × 2000 pixels (10.40…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7250 mAh
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5G
Honor 30
Honor

Honor 30

3.8
Smartphone
Display
OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
View details
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
View details
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
View details
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
View details
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