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Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs MediaTek Helio G96

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

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Compared fields 39
Different values 35
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
MediaTek Helio G96 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400MediaTek Helio G96
Architecture 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A7253x 3 GHz - Cortex-A7254x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725 2x 2.05 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3250 MHz 2050 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 12 nanometers

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400MediaTek Helio G96
L2 cache 1 MB Not available
L3 cache 6 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 10 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400MediaTek Helio G96
GPU Mali-G720 MP7 Mali G57 MC2
GPU architecture Valhall 5th gen Valhall
GPU clock 1300 MHz 950 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 896 32
FLOPS 2329.6 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 3.2 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek NPU 880 Yes

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400MediaTek Helio G96
Maximum display resolution Not available 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400MediaTek Helio G96
4G Not available LTE Cat. 13
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 5170 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 6.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8400MediaTek Helio G96
Release December 2024 June 2021
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number MT6899, MT6899Z MT6781
Storage support UFS 4.0 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Devices in database Not available 14
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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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MediaTek Helio G96

4G
Vivo Y75 4G
Vivo

Vivo Y75 4G

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4050 mAh
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4G
Vivo V23e
Vivo

Vivo V23e

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4050 mAh
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4G
Realme Narzo 50
Realme

Realme Narzo 50

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixel…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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PDF manual 4G
Realme 8i
Realme

Realme 8i

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixel…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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4G
Doogee S99
Doogee

Doogee S99

3.3
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 6000 mAh
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4G
Doogee S98 Pro
Doogee

Doogee S98 Pro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.30 i…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 6000 mAh
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4G
Doogee S98
Doogee

Doogee S98

3.3
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.30 i…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 6000 mAh
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4G
Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G
Redmi

Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
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