MediaTek Helio G81
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Helio G81 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 6 nm (12 nm vs 6 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 2900 MHz (2000 MHz vs 2900 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: December 2025 (August 2024 vs December 2025)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Qualcomm
August 2024
Launch Date
December 2025
SmartPhone Low end
Platform
SmartPhone Low end
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Helio G81
Model Name
SM6225-AF
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
4x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A734x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
8
Cores
8
12 nm
Technology
6 nm
2000 MHz
Frequency
2900 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G52 MP2
GPU name
Adreno 610
950 MHz
GPU frequency
-
0.0912 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
24
Shading units
128
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.1
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
2520 x 1080
-
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

-
Download speed
Up to 390 Mbps
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 13
No
5G support
No
5.4
Bluetooth
5.2
5
Wi-Fi
5
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR4X
1800 MHz
Memory frequency
2133 MHz
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Storage type
UFS 2.2
2K at 30FPS
Video capture
1K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
2K at 30FPS
Video playback
1080p at 60FPS
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Helio G81
412
Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
490 +19%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Helio G81
1363
Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
1530 +12%
AnTuTu 10
Helio G81
267388
Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
450227 +68%