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MediaTek Helio G96 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

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Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G96 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
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Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G96Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Architecture 2x 2.05 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 3 GHz - Cortex-X44x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2050 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP Not available 6 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G96Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
L2 cache Not available 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 8 MB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 64 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 10 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G96Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
GPU Mali G57 MC2 Adreno 735
GPU architecture Valhall Adreno 700
GPU clock 950 MHz 1100 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 32 384
FLOPS Not available 1689.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Yes Hexagon

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G96Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G96Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
4G LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 22
5G No Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 6500 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 7
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G96Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Release June 2021 March 2024
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number MT6781 SM8635
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0
Devices in database 14 1
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Helio G96

4G
Vivo Y75 4G
Vivo

Vivo Y75 4G

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4050 mAh
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4G
Vivo V23e
Vivo

Vivo V23e

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4050 mAh
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4G
Realme Narzo 50
Realme

Realme Narzo 50

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixel…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
View details
PDF manual 4G
Realme 8i
Realme

Realme 8i

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2412 pixel…
RAM
4 GB, 6 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
View details PDF
4G
Doogee S99
Doogee

Doogee S99

3.3
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 6000 mAh
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4G
Doogee S98 Pro
Doogee

Doogee S98 Pro

3.3
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.30 i…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 6000 mAh
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4G
Doogee S98
Doogee

Doogee S98

3.3
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 × 2340 pixels (6.30 i…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 6000 mAh
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4G
Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G
Redmi

Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Honor Pad GT Pro
Honor

Honor Pad GT Pro

3.2
Tablet
Display
OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 180 Hz, 1920 × 300…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10050 mAh
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5G
Motorola RAZR+ 2025
Motorola

Motorola RAZR+ 2025

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4000 mAh
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5G
Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra
Motorola

Motorola RAZR 50 Ultra

3.4
Smartphone
Display
P-OLED 1.07G colors, 165 Hz, 1080 × 2640 pixe…
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
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5G
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
Motorola

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra

3.8
Smartphone
Display
LTPS P-OLED 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1220 × 2712…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
512 GB, 1000 GB
Battery
Li-Po 4500 mAh
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5G
Realme GT 6
Realme

Realme GT 6

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz, 1264 × 2780…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5500 mAh
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5G
Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 3 Harry Potter

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM
16 GB
Storage
512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
View details
5G
Redmi Turbo 3
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 3

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
1000 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh
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