MediaTek Helio G81 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G81 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Helio G81

Snapdragon 888

801130

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Helio G81

419

Snapdragon 888

1119

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Helio G81

1387

Snapdragon 888

3680

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	1x 2.84 GHz – Cortex-X1 (Kryo 680 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A78 (Kryo 680 Gold) 4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 680 Silver)
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors		10300 million
TDP	5 Watt	8 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon 780

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	1800 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G52 MP2	Adreno 660
GPU Architecture	Mali Bifrost	Qualcomm Adreno 600
GPU frequency	1000 MHz	840 MHz
Execution units	2	2
Shaders	48	512
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080	3840x2160@60Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 200MP, 2x 64MP
Max Video Capture	2K@30fps	8K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network		Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.4	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS