Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4) vs MediaTek Helio G81

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

Compared fields 38
Different values 36
Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
MediaTek Helio G81 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)MediaTek Helio G81
Architecture 2x 4.32 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix L)6x 3.53 GHz - Oryon (Phoenix M) 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 4320 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 3 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP 8.2 W 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)MediaTek Helio G81
L2 cache 12 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 5333 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 85.4 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)MediaTek Helio G81
GPU Adreno 830 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU architecture Adreno 800 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU clock 1100 MHz 950 MHz
Shaders 768 24
FLOPS 3379.2 Gigaflops 91.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)MediaTek Helio G81
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2540 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)MediaTek Helio G81
4G LTE Cat. 24 Not available
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 7 5
Bluetooth 6.0 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)MediaTek Helio G81
Release October 2024 August 2024
Class Flagship Low end
Model number SM8750-AB Not available
Storage support UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)

5G
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy S25+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25+

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1440…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4900 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy S25
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
Oppo Pad 4 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Pad 4 Pro

3.0
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 68.7G colors, 144 Hz, 2400 × 3392 pix…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 12140 mAh
5G
Oppo Find N5
Oppo

Oppo Find N5

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1140 × 2616 pixe…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5600 mAh
5G
Honor GT Pro
Honor

Honor GT Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1264 × 2800…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7200 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7 Pro
Honor

Honor Magic7 Pro

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2800 p…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5850 mAh
5G
Honor Magic7
Honor

Honor Magic7

3.2
Smartphone
Display
LTPO OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2800 p…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5650 mAh

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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