Mobile processor comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 vs MediaTek Helio G91

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

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

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835MediaTek Helio G91
Architecture 4x 2.45 GHz - Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73)4x 1.9 GHz - Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53) 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2450 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

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835MediaTek Helio G91
L1 cache 128 KB Not available
L2 cache 2 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bus 2x 32 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 29.8 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835MediaTek Helio G91
GPU Adreno 540 Mali-G52 MP2
GPU architecture Adreno 500 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU clock 710 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution units 2 Not available
Shaders 256 24
FLOPS 558 Gigaflops 96 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 Not available
Neural processor / NPU Hexagon 682 MediaTek APU

Display and media

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835MediaTek Helio G91
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Maximum camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835MediaTek Helio G91
4G LTE Cat. 16 LTE Cat. 7
5G No No
Download speed Up to 1000 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 150 Mbps Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.0 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

General

SpecificationQualcomm Snapdragon 835MediaTek Helio G91
Release November 2016 June 2024
Class Flagship Low end
Model number MSM8998 Not available
Storage support UFS 2.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Devices in database 49 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

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