MediaTek Helio G96
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Samsung Exynos 1680

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Helio G96 and Samsung Exynos 1680 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 4 nm (12 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 2900 MHz (2050 MHz vs 2900 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: March 2026 (June 2021 vs March 2026)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Samsung
June 2021
Launch Date
March 2026
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
MT6781
Model Name
S5E8865
2x 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
12 nm
Technology
4 nm
2050 MHz
Frequency
2900 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G57 MP2
GPU name
Samsung Xclipse 550
950 MHz
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
0.243 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
64
Shading units
128
2
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
3.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.4
2520 x 1080
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440
12
DirectX version
12.1

Connectivity

Up to 650 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 5100 Mbps
LTE Cat. 13
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
No
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
6.1
5
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
2133 MHz
Memory frequency
-
2x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.1
2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, VP9
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
5 W
TDP
-
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Helio G96
651
Exynos 1680
1361 +109%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Helio G96
1860
Exynos 1680
4359 +134%
AnTuTu 10
Helio G96
395804
Exynos 1680
1408598 +256%