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MediaTek Helio G36
MediaTek's entry-level 4G chip from 2023 pairs eight Cortex-A53 cores at up to 2.2GHz with a PowerVR GE8320 GPU on a 12nm process. It supports 90Hz displays and cameras up to 50MP, and powers budget phones such as the Redmi A2 and Redmi A3.
Pros
- Supports 90Hz displays, with resolutions up to 2400x1080
- Supports cameras up to 50MP, with a hardware depth engine for dual-camera bokeh
- Built on a 12nm process with HyperEngine 2.0 Lite resource management
- Integrated Cat-7 4G modem with dual 4G SIM and VoLTE/ViLTE support
- Supports up to 8GB of LPDDR4X memory
Cons
- No high-performance CPU cores: all eight are Cortex-A53, at up to 2.2GHz
- Graphics use a PowerVR GE8320 at up to 680MHz, only 30MHz above the Helio G25
- 4G only, with no 5G support; video capture is limited to 1080p@30fps
Awaiting benchmarks
No Inno Score yet: CPU and GPU still need a published benchmark result.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MediaTek Helio G36
General
- Announced
- 2023
- Process
- 12 nm
- Architecture
- Armv8-A
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 8x Cortex-A53 (up to 2.2 GHz)
- Max clock
- 2.2 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- IMG PowerVR GE8320
- GPU clock
- 680 MHz
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR4X-3200
Connectivity
- Modem
- Integrated 4G LTE (Cat-7 DL / Cat-13 UL)
- Max download
- 0.3 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
Media
- Max display
- FHD+ (2400x1080), 90Hz at HD+
- Video capture
- 1080p@30fps
Devices with the MediaTek Helio G36
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the MediaTek Helio G36 good in 2026?
We haven't scored the MediaTek Helio G36 yet: there are no published CPU and GPU benchmark results for it in our database, and we don't score chips on their spec sheet alone. MediaTek's entry-level 4G chip from 2023 pairs eight Cortex-A53 cores at up to 2.2GHz with a PowerVR GE8320 GPU on a 12nm process. It supports 90Hz displays and cameras up to 50MP, and powers budget phones such as the Redmi A2 and Redmi A3.
Which devices use the MediaTek Helio G36?
One device in our catalog uses the MediaTek Helio G36: Redmi A3.
What are the key specs of the MediaTek Helio G36?
Cores: 8 · Process: 12 nm · GPU: IMG PowerVR GE8320
What are the closest alternatives to the MediaTek Helio G36?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are MediaTek Dimensity 7020, Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2, MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
