Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G96 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

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

Compared fields 37
Different values 33
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G96 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Samsung Exynos 1580
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G96Samsung Exynos 1580
Architecture 2x 2.05 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2050 MHz 2900 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 12 nanometers 4 nanometers

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G96Samsung Exynos 1580
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 10 GB 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G96Samsung Exynos 1580
GPU Mali G57 MC2 Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU architecture Valhall Magellan (RDNA 3)
GPU clock 950 MHz Not available
Execution units 2 Not available
Shaders 32 Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Yes Yes

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G96Samsung Exynos 1580
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G96Samsung Exynos 1580
4G LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 18
5G No Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 5100 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G96Samsung Exynos 1580
Release June 2021 October 2024
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number MT6781 S5E8855
Storage support eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 14 Not available
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Samsung Exynos 1580

5G
Samsung Galaxy A56
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A56

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 234…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh