Samsung Exynos 1280
vs
MediaTek Helio G81

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Samsung Exynos 1280 and MediaTek Helio G81 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 5 nm (5 nm vs 12 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 2400 MHz (2400 MHz vs 2000 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: August 2024 (March 2022 vs August 2024)

Basic

Samsung
Label Name
MediaTek
March 2022
Launch Date
August 2024
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Low end
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
S5E8825
Model Name
Helio G81
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Architecture
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
8
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
12 nm
2400 MHz
Frequency
2000 MHz

GPU Specifications

Mali-G68 MP4
GPU name
Mali-G52 MP2
1000 MHz
GPU frequency
950 MHz
0.487 TFLOPS
FLOPS
0.0912 TFLOPS
48
Shading units
24
4
Execution units
-
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.3
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
2520 x 1080
12
DirectX version
-

Connectivity

Up to 2550 Mbps
Download speed
-
LTE Cat. 18
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
No
5.2
Bluetooth
5.4
5
Wi-Fi
5
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Memory Specifications

LPDDR4X
Memory type
LPDDR4X
2133 MHz
Memory frequency
1800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 108MP
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
UFS 2.2
Storage type
eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
4K at 30FPS
Video capture
2K at 30FPS
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9
4K at 30FPS
Video playback
2K at 30FPS
6 W
TDP
-
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 1280
852 +107%
Helio G81
412
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 1280
1927 +41%
Helio G81
1363
FP32 (float)
Exynos 1280
497 +434%
Helio G81
93
AnTuTu 10
Exynos 1280
490914 +84%
Helio G81
267388
AntuTu 11
Exynos 1280
615425 +72%
Helio G81
358608

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Sling Shot
Samsung Galaxy A25
Samsung Exynos 1280
4671
Infinix Hot 50i
MediaTek Helio G81
1821
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (OpenGL ES 3.1)
Samsung Galaxy A26 (Exynos 1280)
Samsung Exynos 1280
3759
Infinix Hot 50i
MediaTek Helio G81
1220
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (Vulkan)
Samsung Galaxy A25
Samsung Exynos 1280
3567
Tecno Spark 30C
MediaTek Helio G81
1255
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy F34
Samsung Exynos 1280
226
Infinix Hot 50i
MediaTek Helio G81
70
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Samsung Galaxy A26 (Exynos 1280)
Samsung Exynos 1280
18316
Tecno Spark 30C
MediaTek Helio G81
14287
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Samsung Galaxy A26 (Exynos 1280)
Samsung Exynos 1280
14150
Tecno Spark 30C
MediaTek Helio G81
9245