Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 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 Plus Gen 1
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
MediaTek Helio G81
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1MediaTek Helio G81
Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X23x 2.75 GHz - Cortex-A7104x 2 GHz - Cortex-A510 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 3200 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 Plus Gen 1MediaTek Helio G81
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 Plus Gen 1MediaTek Helio G81
GPU Adreno 730 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU architecture Adreno 700 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU clock 900 MHz 950 MHz
Shaders Not available 24
FLOPS Not available 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 Plus 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 Plus 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 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1MediaTek Helio G81
Release May 2022 August 2024
Class Flagship Low end
Storage support UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database 56 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

5G
Samsung W23 Flip
Samsung

Samsung W23 Flip

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
5G
Samsung W23
Samsung

Samsung W23

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X16M colors, 120 Hz, 1812 × 2…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
PDF manual 5G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 ×…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3700 mAh
PDF manual 5G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 2X16M colors, 120 Hz, 1812 × 2…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4400 mAh
4G
Huawei Mate X3
Huawei

Huawei Mate X3

3.5
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2504 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4800 mAh
4G
Huawei P60 Pro
Huawei

Huawei P60 Pro

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2700 pixels…
RAM
8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4815 mAh
4G
Huawei P60 Art
Huawei

Huawei P60 Art

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2700 pixels…
Storage
512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5100 mAh
4G
Huawei P60
Huawei

Huawei P60

3.7
Smartphone
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2700 pixels…
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4815 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