Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 vs Helio G81

We compared two 8-core processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 (with Adreno 611 graphics) and MediaTek Helio G81 (Mali-G52 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
  • Performs 4.2x better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 12 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~59%)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 41%) AnTuTu 11 score – 506K vs 358K
  • Supports 18% higher memory bandwidth (17 against 14.4 GB/s)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
506757
358608
CPU 223621 143539
GPU 32920 23709
Memory 110377 90462
UX 139839 100898
Total score 506757 358608
Samples [2 tests] [43 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 99.9 MB/sec 71.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 43.4 pages/sec 40.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 67.7 Mpixels/sec 49.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 33.2 images/sec 26.2 images/sec
HDR 62.6 Mpixels/sec 46.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 5.96 images/sec 3.76 images/sec
Photo processing 14 images/sec 12.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.79 Mpixels/sec 2.17 Mpixels/sec
Samples Less than 3 11 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 0.34 images/sec 1.58 images/sec
Face detection 0.17 images/sec 0.89 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.06 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.02 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.01 Gpixels/sec 0.02 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 1.47 Gpixels/sec 2.94 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 26.5 FPS 109.8 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples Less than 3 8 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score - 69
Graphics test - 1 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Web score 7809 9422
Video editing score 3815 6024
Data manipulation score 7519 5618
Photo editing score 17589 19146
Writing score 11947 9297
Phones tested Less than 3 12 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-08 (Ishow_lolan)AnTuTu506757
MediaTek Helio G81
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 -> AlvinAnTuTu309692
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (BerQt)AnTuTu348068
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-12 (Wayne)AnTuTu360964
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Muhanmmad Iskandar Sahar)AnTuTu319671
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (Sg)AnTuTu367297

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 and Helio G81

CPU

Architecture 2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Process 4 nanometers 12 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 611 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Adreno 600 Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 820 MHz
Pipelines 1 2
Shading units 128 24
Total shaders 128 48
FLOPS 332.8 Gigaflops 78.7 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s 14.4 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1200 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 84MP, 2x 13MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 1K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 1080p at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- H.264
- H.265
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G support - LTE Cat. 4
5G support Yes No
Download speed Up to 1000 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 5 5
Bluetooth 5.1 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced July 2024 August 2024
Class Mid range Low end
Model number SM4635 MT6769J
Official page Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 official site MediaTek Helio G81 official site

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