Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G91 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

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 Plus
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G91Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
Architecture 2x 2 GHz - Cortex-A756x 1.8 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.96 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 2960 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 Plus
L1 cache Not available 512 KB
L2 cache Not available 1 MB
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 Plus
GPU Mali-G52 MP2 Adreno 640
GPU architecture Bifrost 2nd gen Adreno 600
GPU clock 1000 MHz 675 MHz
Execution units Not available 2
Shaders 24 384
FLOPS 96 Gigaflops 1036 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 Plus
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 Plus
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 Plus
Release June 2024 July 2019
Class Low end Flagship
Model number Not available SM8150-AC
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1 UFS 3.0
Devices in database Not available 24
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 Plus

5G
Samsung Galaxy A82
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A82

3.3
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Quantum2
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Quantum2

3.3
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 3200…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
5G
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G

3.3
Tablet
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (1…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 7040 mAh
PDF manual 4G eSIM
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip

3.3
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2636 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3300 mAh
5G eSIM
Samsung W20 5G
Samsung

Samsung W20 5G

3.1
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 1536 × 2152 pixels…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4235 mAh
PDF manual 4G
Oppo Reno Ace Gundam
Oppo

Oppo Reno Ace Gundam

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh