MediaTek Helio G81 vs Samsung Exynos 1280

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G81 with Samsung Exynos 1280. 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

Exynos 1280

465756

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Helio G81

419

Exynos 1280

841

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Helio G81

1387

Exynos 1280

1902

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55	2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	6	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	12 nm	5 nm
TDP	5 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	1800 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G52 MP2	Mali-G68 MP4
GPU Architecture	Mali Bifrost	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	1000 MHz	1000 MHz
Execution units	2	4
Shaders	48	64
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080	2960x1440@120Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 48MP	1x 108MP
Max Video Capture	2K@30fps	4K@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		2.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		1.84 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.4	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS