Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G81 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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CPU A

MediaTek Helio G81

8 cores 2000 MHz 12 nanometers Mali-G52 MP2

CPU B

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

4 cores 2200 MHz 14 nanometers Adreno 530

Compared fields 41

Different values 37

Quick factual highlights

MediaTek Helio G81

More CPU cores
Smaller manufacturing process
Higher listed GPU clock

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Higher maximum CPU clock

CPU

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Architecture	2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55	2x 2.2 GHz - Kryo2x 1.6 GHz - Kryo
CPU cores	8	4
Clock speed	2000 MHz	2200 MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Process technology	12 nanometers	14 nanometers
Transistors	Not available	2 billion
TDP	5 W	11 W

Cache and memory

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
L1 cache	Not available	32 KB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4
Memory frequency	1800 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory bus	2x 16 Bit	4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth	13.41 Gbit/s	29.8 Gbit/s
Maximum memory	8 GB	8 GB

Graphics and AI

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPU	Mali-G52 MP2	Adreno 530
GPU architecture	Bifrost 2nd gen	Adreno 500
GPU clock	950 MHz	624 MHz
Execution units	Not available	2
Shaders	24	256
FLOPS	91.2 Gigaflops	498 Gigaflops
Vulkan	1.3	1.1
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
DirectX	Not available	12
Neural processor / NPU	Yes	Hexagon 680

Display and media

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Maximum display resolution	2520 x 1080	3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
Video capture	2K at 30FPS	4K at 30FPS
Video playback	2K at 30FPS	4K at 30FPS
Video codecs	- H.264 - H.265 - VP9	H.264, H.265
Audio codecs	- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV	AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4G	Not available	LTE Cat. 12
5G	No	No
Download speed	Not available	Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed	Not available	Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi	5	5
Bluetooth	5.4	4.1
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

Specification	MediaTek Helio G81	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Release	August 2024	November 2015
Class	Low end	Flagship
Model number	Not available	MSM8996
Storage support	eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1	eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0
Devices in database	Not available	42

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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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

PDF manual 4G

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge SC-02H

Samsung 2016

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge SC-02H

3.3

Display: Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 32 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 3600 mAh

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4G

Samsung W2017

Samsung 2016

Samsung W2017

2.9

Display: Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (4…
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 64 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 2300 mAh

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PDF manual 4G

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active

Samsung 2016

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active

3.3

Display: Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 32 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 4000 mAh

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4G

LG Q8 X800K

LG 2017

LG Q8 X800K

2.6

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 32 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 3000 mAh

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PDF manual 4G

LG Q8

LG 2017

LG Q8

3.1

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 32 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 3000 mAh

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PDF manual 4G

LG V20 US996

LG 2016

LG V20 US996

3.4

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.70 i…
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 64 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 3200 mAh

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PDF manual 4G

LG G5 H860

LG 2016

LG G5 H860

3.8

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.30 i…
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 32 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 2800 mAh

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4G

LG V34 isai Beat

LG 2016

LG V34 isai Beat

3.6

Smartphone

Display: IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 32 GB
Battery: Li-Ion 3000 mAh

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