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Mediatek Helio G99 vs Snapdragon 680
Mediatek recently introduced the Helio G99 chipset which will take place over many smartphones to be a budget gaming phone. this chipset is the successor of Helio G96 and has several improvements over there.
Today, we are comparing this chip to the Snapdragon 680 chipset launched earlier and is already introduced to many 15000 rupees killers like the Redmi Note 11.
Performance
| Specs | Mediatek Helio G99 | Snapdragon 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 6 nm | 6 nm |
| Cores | 2x Arm Cortex-A76 up to 2.2GHz 6x Arm Cortex-A55 up to 2.0GHz | 4x 2.4 GHz – Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.9 GHz – Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) |
| RAM Type | LPDDR4X 4266Mbps | LPDDR4X @ 4266Mbps |
| Storage | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| TDP | 5W | 5W |
Helio G99 seems very better chipset in the segment by the use of 6nm architecture & Cortex A78 cores @ 2.2 GHz. Snapdragon’s only advantage is by using the 2.4GHz High Frequency.
Connectivity
| Specs | Mediatek Helio G99 | Snapdragon 680 |
|---|---|---|
| 5G Support | No | No |
| Modem Used | Cat-13 4G LTE modem | Cat-13 4G LTE modem |
| Max Speed | Peak Download Speed: Up to 390MBps Peak Upload Speed: Up to150MBps | Peak Download Speed: Up to 390 MBps Peak Upload Speed: Up to150MBps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 Support | Wi-Fi 5 Support |
| Bluetooth | V5.2 | V5.2 |
| GPS | Dual-Band Navic Support | Dual-Band Navic Support |
| MIMO | 4×4 MIMO | 8×8 MIMO |
In terms of Network & Connectivity, Both chipsets are very similar in segment.
Display & Camera Support
| Specs | Mediatek Helio G99 | Snapdragon 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Max Resolution | FHD+ @ 120 Hz | FHD+ @ 90Hz |
| NPU | Hexagon 698 | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Arm Mali-G57 MC2 @ 950MHz | Adreno 610 @ 1110MHz |
| Video Recording | 2K at 30FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| LENS Support | 108MP, 16MP+16MP | 16MP+16MP, 64MP |
| Video Playback | 2K at 30FPS | 1080p at 60FPS |
| HDR Recording | no HEVC 10-bit | yes, HEVC 10-bit |
as you already understand from the comparison table, Mediatek Helio is far better than the Snapdragon 680 in terms of Display support, Video Recording & Much More.
Benchmarks
| Specs | Mediatek Helio G99 | Snapdragon 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Antutu V9 Score | 355K | 280K |
| Antutu GPU Score | 67K | 48k |
| Centurian Mark | 99 | 91 |
| Geekbench | 550 Single-core 1700 Multi-Core | 371 Single Core 1542 Multicore |
Snapdragon 680 and Mediatek G99 both are budget chipsets but due to better cores & architecture, Helio G99 won the comparison Hereby.
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