MediaTek Helio G96 Vs MediaTek Helio G99 Features And Specification Comparison.
The Helio G99 was announced on May 23, 2022, and was promised to be a more upgraded version of the Helio G96. Let's see how true this statement is.
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The importance of a good chipset in a phone can not be overemphasized, I mean it's called a smartphone because of its chipset, which means having a good chipset is very important in a phone. The MediaTek Helio G96 and MediaTek Helio G99 are both mid-range chips, but they carry a lot of power in them. With their 120Hz display for the premium everyday user experience, with notable smoother scrolling and animation in apps, 4G LTE with dual 4G sim, high-end performance, and of course, an incredible experience while gaming, which is the main function of MediaTek G-series chipset.
Let's compare these chips to one another and see if there was an upgrade from the G96 to the G99 as promised by MediaTek.
MediaTek Helio G96 Highlights/Features.
- Increased 120Hz Full HD+ display.
- Immense 108MP main camera.
- Fast 4G LTE with dual 4G sim
- MediaTek Hyper Engine 2.0 lite gaming technologies.
- Networking engine.
- High-end 4G smartphone performance.
MediaTek Helio G99 Highlights/ Features.
- TSMC's 6nm fabrication process
- 30% energy saving during gaming.
- Full HD+ display, with a display resolution of 2520×1080 pixels
- 120Hz refresh rate
- Supports up to 108MP sensors
- High-end 4G smartphone performance
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MediaTek Helio G96 Vs MediaTek Helio G99 Specification Comparison.
| Helio G96 | Helio G99 | |
|---|---|---|
CPU | Helio G96 12nm 8 Cores (2x Arm cortex-A76, up to 2.0GHz 6xArm cortex-A55 up to 2.0GHz) | Helio G99 6nm 8 Cores (2x Arm cortex-A76, up to 2.2GHz 6XArm cortex-A55 up to 2.0GHz) |
RAM Type | Helio G96 LPDD R4X at 4266 Mbps | Helio G99 LPDD R4X at 4266 Mbps |
GPU | Helio G96 Mali-G57MC2 at 950MHz. | Helio G99 Mali-G57MC2 at 950MHz. |
Storage | Helio G96 UFS 2.2. | Helio G99 UFS 2.2. |
Network Connectivity | Helio G96 3G and 4G | Helio G99 3G and 4G |
The modem used and the Speed | Helio G96 Cat 13 4G LTE modem. Peak download speed up to 390Mbps and upload up to 150Mbps | Helio G99 Cat 13 4G LTE modem. Peak download speed up to 390Mbps and upload up to 150Mbps |
Wi-Fi support | Helio G96 Wi-Fi 5 | Helio G99 Wi-Fi 5 |
Bluetooth | Helio G96 5.0 | Helio G99 5.0 |
Display Resolution | Helio G96 FHD+ at 120Hz | Helio G99 FHD+ at 120Hz |
Camera | Helio G96 108MP, 16MP+16MP video recording up to 2K at 30FPS video playback 4K at 60fps No HDR Support | Helio G99 108MP, 16MP+16MP video recording up to 2K at 30FPS video playback 4K at 60fps HDR Support Yes HEVC 10-bit |
Benchmark Score | Helio G96 AnTuTu V9: 349K AnTuTu GPU: 65K Geek bench: (Single core: 539 Multi-core: 1693) | Helio G99 AnTuTu V9: 355K AnTuTu GPU: 67K Geek bench: (Single core: 550 — Multi-core:1700) |
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My Resolution
From the specification comparison above we can see that both the Helio G96 and G99 are very comparable in the Connectivity segment and the Display and Camera support segment, with the MediaTek Helio G99 taking the W in the Performance and Benchmark segment.
The main issue with the Helio G96 chipset was its overheating problem when high-intensive gaming or other GPU-intense tasks were going on. But this has now been corrected with MediaTek's G99 chip. For this reason, the MediaTek G99 wins, also due to its high frequency and architecture.