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MediaTek Helio G25 vs Samsung Exynos 1280

MediaTek Helio G25
—Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 1280
39.6Inno Score
20CPU28.1
35GPU—
—Benchmarks37.2
20Efficiencyspec-based65.6
0 spec wins — MediaTek Helio G253 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 1280

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: MediaTek Helio G25 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Helio G25

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 1280

  • Stronger CPU score: 28 vs 20
  • 58% lower process: 5 nm vs 12 nm
  • 20% higher Max clock: 2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz

General

General comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Samsung Exynos 1280
Announced20202022
Process12 nm5 nm+58%
TDP (typical)—5 W
ArchitectureArmv8-AArmv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Samsung Exynos 1280
Cores88
Core configuration4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A532x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock2 GHz2.4 GHz+20%

GPU

GPU comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Samsung Exynos 1280
GPUIMG PowerVR GE8320Arm Mali-G68 MP4
GPU clock650 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Samsung Exynos 1280
Memory typeLPDDR4X-3200LPDDR4X-2133
Max bandwidth—17.1 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Samsung Exynos 1280
ModemIntegrated 4G LTE (Cat-4, Cat-7 DL / Cat-13 UL)Integrated 5G (sub-6)
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.05.1

Media

Media comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Samsung Exynos 1280
Max displayHD+ (1600x720)FHD+ @ 120Hz
Video capture1080p@30fps4K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MediaTek Helio G25 versus Samsung Exynos 1280
SpecMediaTek Helio G25Samsung Exynos 1280
AnTuTu—495,000
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,000Bottom 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—2,350Bottom 43%

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