Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G36 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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

Compared fields 38
Different values 36
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G36 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Samsung Exynos 1580
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G36Samsung Exynos 1580
Architecture 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A534x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A53 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2200 MHz 2900 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 4 nanometers

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G36Samsung Exynos 1580
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 13.9 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G36Samsung Exynos 1580
GPU PowerVR GE8320 Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU architecture Not available Magellan (RDNA 3)
GPU clock 680 MHz Not available
Execution units 4 Not available
Shaders 8 Not available
FLOPS 43.5 Gigaflops Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
DirectX Not available 12.1
Neural processor / NPU No Yes

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G36Samsung Exynos 1580
Maximum display resolution 2400 x 1080 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 50MP, 2x 13MP 1x 200MP, 2x 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 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G36Samsung Exynos 1580
4G LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 18
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 5100 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G36Samsung Exynos 1580
Release February 2023 October 2024
Class Low end Mid range
Model number Not available S5E8855
Storage support eMMC 5.1 UFS 3.1
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Samsung Exynos 1580

5G
Samsung Galaxy A56
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A56

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 234…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh