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Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G36 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400

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

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Compared fields 40
Different values 39
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G36 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G36MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Architecture 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A534x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A53 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A7253x 3 GHz - Cortex-A7254x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2200 MHz 3250 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 4 nanometers

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G36MediaTek Dimensity 8400
L2 cache Not available 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 6 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 13.9 Gbit/s 68.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G36MediaTek Dimensity 8400
GPU PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G720 MP7
GPU architecture Not available Valhall 5th gen
GPU clock 680 MHz 1300 MHz
Execution units 4 Not available
Shaders 8 896
FLOPS 43.5 Gigaflops 2329.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 1.2 3.2
DirectX Not available 12
Neural processor / NPU No MediaTek NPU 880

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G36MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Maximum display resolution 2400 x 1080 Not available
Maximum camera resolution 1x 50MP, 2x 13MP 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Video capture 1K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G36MediaTek Dimensity 8400
4G LTE Cat. 7 Not available
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G36MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Release February 2023 December 2024
Class Low end Mid range
Model number Not available MT6899, MT6899Z
Storage support eMMC 5.1 UFS 4.0
Devices in database 6 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Helio G36

4G
Honor X5b Plus
Honor

Honor X5b Plus

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1612 pixel…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5200 mAh
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4G
Honor X5b
Honor

Honor X5b

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1612 pixel…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5200 mAh
View details
4G
Honor X5 Plus
Honor

Honor X5 Plus

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1612 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5200 mAh
View details
PDF manual 4G
Honor X6a
Honor

Honor X6a

3.2
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1612 pixels…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5200 mAh
View details PDF
4G
Redmi A2
Redmi

Redmi A2

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 720 × 1600 pixels (6.52…
RAM
2 GB, 3 GB
Storage
32 GB, 64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
View details
4G
myPhone N23
myPhone

myPhone N23

4.0
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixel…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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4G
POCO C61
POCO

POCO C61

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 720 × 1650 pixel…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
View details
4G
POCO C51
POCO

POCO C51

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 60 Hz, 720 × 1600 pixel…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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MediaTek Dimensity 8400

5G
Realme GT 7T
Realme

Realme GT 7T

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2800 pixels (6.80 inch…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 7000 mAh
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5G
Realme Neo7 SE
Realme

Realme Neo7 SE

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz (6.78 inches)
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7000 mAh
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5G
Redmi Turbo 4
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 4

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6550 mAh
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