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MediaTek Helio G81 vs Samsung Exynos 8890

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

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Compared fields 41
Different values 36
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G81
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Samsung Exynos 8890
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G81Samsung Exynos 8890
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 4x 2.6 GHz - Mongoose4x 2.3 GHz - Cortex-A53
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2000 MHz 2300 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 14 nanometers
Transistors Not available 2 billion
TDP 5 W 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G81Samsung Exynos 8890
L1 cache Not available 384 KB
L2 cache Not available 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 26.82 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 4 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G81Samsung Exynos 8890
GPU Mali-G52 MP2 Mali-T880 MP12
GPU architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Midgard
GPU clock 950 MHz 650 MHz
Execution units Not available 12
Shaders 24 192
FLOPS 91.2 Gigaflops 249 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.0
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
DirectX Not available 11.2
Neural processor / NPU Yes No

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G81Samsung Exynos 8890
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2400
Maximum camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G81Samsung Exynos 8890
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 4.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G81Samsung Exynos 8890
Release August 2024 November 2015
Class Low end Flagship
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0
Devices in database Not available 9
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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
View details
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
View details
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
View details
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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Samsung Exynos 8890

PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note FE
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note FE

3.5
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3200 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S7 Duos
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S7 Duos

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Duos
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Duos

3.6
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3600 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note 7

3.9
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16.7M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3500 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

4.0
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3600 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S7
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S7

3.8
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
View details PDF
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