Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G91 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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

Compared fields 42
Different values 36
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G91
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 4x 2.45 GHz - Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73)4x 1.9 GHz - Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2000 MHz 2450 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 10 nanometers
Transistors Not available 3 billion
TDP 5 W 9 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
L1 cache Not available 128 KB
L2 cache Not available 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 32 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
GPU Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 540
GPU architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Adreno 500
GPU clock 1000 MHz 710 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 24 256
FLOPS 96 Gigaflops 558 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX Not available 12
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek APU Hexagon 682

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 32MP, 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 AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
4G LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 16
5G No No
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 1000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 100 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.4 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Release June 2024 November 2016
Class Low end Flagship
Model number Not available MSM8998
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Devices in database Not available 49
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Helio G91

4G
Redmi 13 4G
Redmi

Redmi 13 4G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5030 mAh
4G
POCO M6 4G
POCO

POCO M6 4G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixe…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5030 mAh

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

PDF manual
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-ion 7300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S4

3.3
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-ion 7300 mAh
4G
Samsung W2018
Samsung

Samsung W2018

3.2
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (4…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 2300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note8 SCV37
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note8 SCV37

3.1
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note8 4G+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note8 4G+

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Note8 SM-N9500
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note8 SM-N9500

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2960 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

3.1
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh