Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G91 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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

Compared fields 43
Different values 40
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G91
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.84 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)3x 2.42 GHz - Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2000 MHz 2840 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.1-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistors Not available 6.7 billion
TDP 5 W 10 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
L1 cache Not available 384 KB
L2 cache Not available 768 KB
L3 cache Not available 2 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 34.1 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 8 GB 16 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
GPU Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 640
GPU architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Adreno 600
GPU clock 1000 MHz 585 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 24 384
FLOPS 96 Gigaflops 899 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX Not available 12
Neural processor / NPU MediaTek APU Hexagon 690

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 192MP, 2x 22MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264 - H.265 - VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
4G LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 20
5G No Yes
Download speed Up to 300 Mbps Up to 2000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 100 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Release June 2024 December 2018
Class Low end Flagship
Model number Not available SM8150
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 3.0
Devices in database Not available 53
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 855

PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite

3.5
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A90 5G

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G 8 GB
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A90 5G 8 GB

3.0
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2400 pixels (6…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 WiFi
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 WiFi

3.6
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 7040 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6

3.2
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 7040 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S10 SM-G9730
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S10 SM-G9730

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 3040 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3400 mAh