Overview - Helio G88 Vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Helio G88 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoCs by Mediatek and Qualcomm respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Helio G88 12
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 28
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Helio G88 8
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 23
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Helio G88 57
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 86
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Helio G88 26
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 46
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Helio G88 Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
CPU 69667 149371
GPU 47988 232144
Memory 44409 105312
UX 44272 114446
Total score 206336 601273
Key Differences

Pros of Mediatek Helio G88

  • Helio G88 has 6.38% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (1000 vs 940 MHz).

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 20% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G88 (2400 vs 2000 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 77.78% higher memory frequency than Helio G88 (3200 vs 1800 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 66.67% smaller sized transistor than Helio G88 (4 vs 12 nm).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has 191.40% better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G88 (601 K vs 206 K ).
  • Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Support 90.90% higher memory bandwidth than Helio G88 (25.6 vs 13.41 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Helio G88 377
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 1001

Multi-Core Score

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Helio G88 1290
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 2913

Image compression

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Helio G88 82.7
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Face detection

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Helio G88 9.99
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Speech recognition

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Helio G88 25.2
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Machine learning

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Helio G88 19.5
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Camera shooting

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Helio G88 9.38
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

HTML 5

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Helio G88 1.41
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

SQLite

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Helio G88 415.2
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

3DMark

Stability 98%

Graphics test 4 FPS
Stability 99%

Graphics test 18 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display Full HD+ @90Hz FHD+ @ 144 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

50%
Turbo Clock Speed

2000 MHz

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

48%
Base Frequency

1950 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
    6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
    4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 12 nm 4 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - 5 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G52 MC2 Adreno 710
  • Architecture Bifrost Adreno 700
  • GPU frequency 1000 MHz 940 MHz
  • Execution units 2 -
  • Shading units 32 -
  • FLOPS 62 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 1800 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 16 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 2K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - Snapdragon X62
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support No Yes
  • 5G Download Speed - 2900 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 300 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed - 1600 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 100 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Mediatek Helio G88

CPU
12%
GPU
8%
Memory
21%
Energy efficiency and battery life
57%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

CPU
28%
GPU
23%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Helio G88 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 20.00% higher clock speed (2400 MHz vs 2000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Helio G88 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Helio G88 with a 6.38% higher GPU clock speed (1000 MHz vs 940 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Helio G88 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 77.78% higher memory frequency (3200 MHz vs 1800 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Helio G88 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 66.67% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 12 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Helio G88 and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with a 191.40% better score (601273 vs 206336).