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Apple A11 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio G88

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25Inno Score
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WINNER
MediaTek Helio G88
26.3Inno Score
28.6CPU20
25.6GPU—
—Benchmarks22.4
20AIspec-based—
20Efficiencyspec-based44.2
4 spec wins — Apple A11 Bionic2 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G88

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A11 Bionic scores 25 against 26.3 for MediaTek Helio G88. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A11 Bionic

  • Stronger CPU score: 29 vs 20
  • 159% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,100 vs 425
  • 65% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 2,245 vs 1,360
  • 20% higher Max clock: 2.39 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 17% lower process: 10 nm vs 12 nm

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G88

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G88
Announced20172021
Process10 nm+17%12 nm
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8.2Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G88
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x2.39 GHz Monsoon + 4x Mistral2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2.39 GHz+20%2 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G88
GPUApple GPU (3-core)Arm Mali-G52 MC2

AI

AI comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G88
NPUNeural Engine (2-core)—
AI performance1 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G88
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR4X-1800
Max bandwidth—14.4 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G88
ModemQualcomm MDM9655 or Intel XMM 7480 LTE (external)Integrated LTE Cat-7
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G88
Max display2436x1125FHD+ @ 90Hz
Video capture4K@60fps2K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A11 Bionic versus MediaTek Helio G88
SpecApple A11 BionicMediaTek Helio G88
AnTuTu—275,000
Geekbench 6 (single)1,100+159%Top 43%425Bottom 16%
Geekbench 6 (multi)2,245+65%Bottom 40%1,360Bottom 12%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme891Bottom 31%—

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