MediaTek Helio G96 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 835

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G96 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. 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 G96

336259

Snapdragon 835

308375

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Helio G96

539

Snapdragon 835

383

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Helio G96

1168

Snapdragon 835

1694

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A75 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	4x 2.45 GHz – Cortex-A73 (Kryo 280 Gold) 4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53 (Kryo 280 Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Number of transistors		3000 million
TDP	5 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing		Qualcomm Hexagon 682

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 10 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G57 MP2	Adreno 540
GPU Architecture	Valhall	Adreno 500
GPU frequency	950 MHz	740 MHz
Execution units	2	2
Shaders	32	384
DirectX		12
OpenCL API	2.1	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.1

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2520x1080	3840x2160
Max camera resolution	1x 108MP, 2x 16MP	1x 32MP, 2x 16MP
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	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	0.6 Gbps	1 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.2	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS