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26

Points
Mediatek Helio G88

Helio G88

34

Points
Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

Snapdragon 685
Overview - Helio G88 Vs Snapdragon 685

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Helio G88 vs Snapdragon 685 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.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Helio G88 12
Snapdragon 685 14
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Helio G88 8
Snapdragon 685 9
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Helio G88 57
Snapdragon 685 79
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Helio G88 26
Snapdragon 685 34
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Helio G88 Snapdragon 685
CPU 69667 81894
GPU 47988 39122
Memory 44409 77991
UX 44272 71216
Total score 206336 270223
Key Differences

Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

  • Snapdragon 685 has 40% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G88 (2800 vs 2000 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 685 has 18.50% higher memory frequency than Helio G88 (2133 vs 1800 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 685 has 50% smaller sized transistor than Helio G88 (6 vs 12 nm).
  • Snapdragon 685 has 30.96% better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G88 (270 K vs 206 K ).
  • Snapdragon 685 Support 26.77% higher memory bandwidth than Helio G88 (17 vs 13.41 GB/s).
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Helio G88 377
Snapdragon 685 377

Multi-Core Score

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Helio G88 1290
Snapdragon 685 1609

Image compression

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Helio G88 82.7
Snapdragon 685

Face detection

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Helio G88 9.99
Snapdragon 685

Speech recognition

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Helio G88 25.2
Snapdragon 685

Machine learning

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Helio G88 19.5
Snapdragon 685

Camera shooting

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Helio G88 9.38
Snapdragon 685

HTML 5

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Helio G88 1.41
Snapdragon 685

SQLite

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Helio G88 415.2
Snapdragon 685

3DMark

4%
Helio G88
Stability 98%

Graphics test 4 FPS
N/A
Snapdragon 685
Stability %

Graphics test -
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display Full HD+ @90Hz HD+ @ 120 Hz, FHD+ @ 120 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 1080 × 2520
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - -
  • Color Depth - Up to 12-bit, Up to 10-bit
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

50%
Turbo Clock Speed

2000 MHz

69%
Turbo Clock Speed

2800 MHz

44%
Base Frequency

1800 MHz

47%
Base Frequency

1900 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
    6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
     4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A73
    4x 1.9 GHz – Cortex-A53
  • Cores 8 8
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 12 nm 6 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP - -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G52 MC2 Adreno 610
  • Architecture Bifrost Adreno 600
  • GPU frequency 1000 MHz -
  • Execution units 2 2
  • Shading units 32 96
  • FLOPS 62 Gigaflops -
  • Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
  • OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
  • DirectX version 12 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 1800 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 13.41 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
  • Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 16MP 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP
  • Video capture 2K at 30FPS 1K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 2K at 30FPS 1080p at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
  • Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - X11
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 7 LTE Cat. 13
  • 5G support No No
  • 5G Download Speed - -
  • 4G Download Speed 300 Mbps 390 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed - -
  • 4G Upload Speed 100 Mbps 150 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 5 5
  • 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

Mediatek Helio G88
CPU
12%
GPU
8%
Memory
21%
Energy efficiency and battery life
57%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685

Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
CPU
14%
GPU
9%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Helio G88 and Snapdragon 685?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Snapdragon 685 with a 40.00% higher clock speed (2800 MHz vs 2000 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Helio G88 and Snapdragon 685?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Snapdragon 685 with a 18.50% higher memory frequency (2133 MHz vs 1800 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Helio G88 and Snapdragon 685?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Snapdragon 685 with a 50% smaller transistor size (6 nm vs 12 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Helio G88 and Snapdragon 685?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Snapdragon 685 with a 30.96% better score (270223 vs 206336).

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