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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs MediaTek Helio G81

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

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Quick factual highlights
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
MediaTek Helio G81
  • Higher listed GPU clock
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Helio G81
Architecture 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X23x 2.5 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3000 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP Not available 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Helio G81
L2 cache 1 MB Not available
L3 cache 6 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 24 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Helio G81
GPU Adreno 730 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU clock 818 MHz 950 MHz
Execution units 3 Not available
Shaders 768 24
FLOPS 2236 Gigaflops 91.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon Yes

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Helio G81
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Helio G81
4G LTE Cat. 24 Not available
5G Yes No
Download speed Up to 2500 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1MediaTek Helio G81
Release December 2021 August 2024
Class Flagship Low end
Model number SM8450 Not available
Storage support UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database 19 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1848 × 2960…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8

3.6
Tablet
Display
LTPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8000 mAh
View details PDF
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1848 × 2960…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 11200 mAh
View details
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1752 × 2800…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 10090 mAh
View details
PDF manual 5G
Oppo Find X5 Pro
Oppo

Oppo Find X5 Pro

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3216 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
View details PDF
5G
Vivo X80 Pro
Vivo

Vivo X80 Pro

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200 pixe…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4700 mAh
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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
View details
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
View details
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
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