MediaTek Helio G96 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Helio G96 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus. 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?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A75 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Prime) 3x 2.42 GHz – Cortex-A77 (Kryo 585 Gold) 4x 1.80 GHz – Cortex-A55 (Kryo 585 Silver)
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	12 nm	7 nm
TDP	5 Watt	10 Watt
Neural Processing		Qualcomm Hexagon 698

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 10 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	2750 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G57 MP2	Adreno 650
GPU Architecture	Valhall	Adreno 600
GPU frequency	950 MHz	670 MHz
Execution units	2	2
Shaders	32	512
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@60Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 108MP, 2x 16MP	1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture	2K@30fps	8K@30fps, 4K@120fps
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	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	0.15 Gbps	3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	5 (802.11ac)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.2	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS SBAS