Mobile processor comparison

Samsung Exynos 9609 vs MediaTek Helio G81

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

Compared fields 40
Different values 32
Quick factual highlights
Samsung Exynos 9609
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
MediaTek Helio G81
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 9609MediaTek Helio G81
Architecture 4x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A734x 1.6 GHz - Cortex-A53 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2200 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
Process technology 10 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistors 3 billion Not available
TDP 9 W 5 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 9609MediaTek Helio G81
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1600 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 11.9 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 4 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 9609MediaTek Helio G81
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU architecture Bifrost Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU clock 900 MHz 950 MHz
Execution units 3 Not available
Shaders 48 24
FLOPS 259 Gigaflops 91.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.0 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Yes Yes

Display and media

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 9609MediaTek Helio G81
Maximum display resolution 2560 x 1600 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 24MP, 2x 16MP 1x 48MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
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

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 9609MediaTek Helio G81
4G LTE Cat. 12 Not available
5G No No
Download speed Up to 600 Mbps Not available
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 9609MediaTek Helio G81
Release May 2019 August 2024
Class Mid range Low end
Model number S5E9609 Not available
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database 5 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Samsung Exynos 9609

PDF manual 4G
Motorola One Action
Motorola

Motorola One Action

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2520 pixels (6.30 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3500 mAh
4G
Motorola P50
Motorola

Motorola P50

3.1
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2520 pixels (6.34 i…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3500 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Motorola One Vision
Motorola

Motorola One Vision

3.9
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2520 pixels (6.30 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 3500 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