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Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Helio G99 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

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

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Compared fields 41
Different values 34
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Helio G99
  • More CPU cores
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G99Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A766x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 2x 2.2 GHz - Kryo2x 1.6 GHz - Kryo
CPU cores 8 4
Clock speed 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Process technology 6 nanometers 14 nanometers
Transistors Not available 2 billion
TDP Not available 11 W

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G99Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
L1 cache Not available 32 KB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 1866 MHz
Memory bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 17.1 Gbit/s 29.8 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 10 GB 8 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G99Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
GPU Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 530
GPU architecture Valhall Adreno 500
GPU clock 1000 MHz 624 MHz
Execution units 2 2
Shaders 32 256
FLOPS Not available 498 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.1
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes Hexagon 680

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G99Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Maximum display resolution 2520 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Maximum camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G99Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4G LTE Cat. 13 LTE Cat. 12
5G No No
Download speed Not available Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.2 4.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Helio G99Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Release May 2022 November 2015
Class Mid range Flagship
Model number Not available MSM8996
Storage support UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.0
Devices in database 10 42
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Helio G99

4G
Oppo Pad Neo
Oppo

Oppo Pad Neo

3.0
Tablet
Display
LTPS TFT 1.07G colors, 90 Hz, 1720 × 2408 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8000 mAh
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4G
Oppo Pad Air2
Oppo

Oppo Pad Air2

3.0
Tablet
Display
LTPS TFT 1.07G colors, 90 Hz, 1720 × 2408 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 8000 mAh
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4G
Oppo Reno8 T 4G
Oppo

Oppo Reno8 T 4G

3.0
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED, 90 Hz, 1080 × 2400 pixels (6.43 inche…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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4G
Vivo V25e
Vivo

Vivo V25e

2.9
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 2404 pixels (6.44 in…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
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4G
Motorola Moto G72 Dual SIM
Motorola

Motorola Moto G72 Dual SIM

3.6
Smartphone
Display
POLED, 120 Hz, 1080 × 2460 pixels (6.55 inche…
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
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Lenovo Tab Plus 11.5 2024
Lenovo

Lenovo Tab Plus 11.5 2024

3.3
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors, 90 Hz, 1200 × 2000 pixe…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 8600 mAh
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4G
Lenovo Erazer K30 Pad 12.6
Lenovo

Lenovo Erazer K30 Pad 12.6

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 16.7M colors 1600 × 2560 pixels (12.6…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 12000 mAh
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

4G
Samsung W2017
Samsung

Samsung W2017

2.9
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1080 × 1920 pixels (4…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 2300 mAh
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PDF manual 4G
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active

3.3
Display
Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
View details PDF
4G
LG Q8 X800K
LG

LG Q8 X800K

2.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
View details
PDF manual 4G
LG Q8
LG

LG Q8

3.1
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
LG V20 US996
LG

LG V20 US996

3.4
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.70 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
64 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3200 mAh
View details PDF
PDF manual 4G
LG G5 H860
LG

LG G5 H860

3.8
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.30 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 2800 mAh
View details PDF
4G
LG V34 isai Beat
LG

LG V34 isai Beat

3.6
Smartphone
Display
IPS TFT 16M colors 1440 × 2560 pixels (5.20 i…
RAM
4 GB
Storage
32 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 3000 mAh
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