Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G81 vs MediaTek Helio G96

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CPU A

MediaTek Helio G81

8 cores 2000 MHz 12 nanometers Mali-G52 MP2

CPU B

MediaTek Helio G96

8 cores 2050 MHz 12 nanometers Mali G57 MC2

Compared fields 37

Different values 26

Quick factual highlights

MediaTek Helio G81 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.

MediaTek Helio G96

Higher maximum CPU clock

CPU

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	MediaTek Helio G96
Architecture	2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55	2x 2.05 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores	8	8
Clock speed	2000 MHz	2050 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Process technology	12 nanometers	12 nanometers
TDP	5 W	Not available

Cache and memory

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	MediaTek Helio G96
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	1800 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory bus	2x 16 Bit	2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	13.41 Gbit/s	17.1 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	8 GB	10 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	MediaTek Helio G96
GPU	Mali-G52 MP2	Mali G57 MC2
GPU architecture	Bifrost 2nd gen	Valhall
GPU clock	950 MHz	950 MHz
Execution units	Not available	2
Shaders	24	32
FLOPS	91.2 Gigaflops	Not available
Vulkan	1.3	1.1
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
DirectX	Not available	12
Neural processor / NPU	Yes	Yes

Display and media

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	MediaTek Helio G96
Maximum display resolution	2520 x 1080	2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture	2K at 30FPS	2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video playback	2K at 30FPS	2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
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

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	MediaTek Helio G96
4G	Not available	LTE Cat. 13
5G	No	No
Wi-Fi	5	5
Bluetooth	5.4	5.2
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	MediaTek Helio G96
Release	August 2024	June 2021
Class	Low end	Mid range
Model number	Not available	MT6781
Storage support	eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1	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 Helio G81

4G

Motorola Moto G15 Power

Motorola 2024

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 2024

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 2024

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 2024

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 2025

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

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4G

Redmi 14C China

Redmi 2025

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

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4G

Redmi 14C

Redmi 2024

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

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4G

POCO C75

POCO 2024

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

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MediaTek Helio G96

4G

Vivo Y75 4G

Vivo 2022

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 2021

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 2022

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 2021

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 2022

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 2022

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 2022

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 2022

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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