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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: GPU still needs 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
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 190Bottom 5%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 845Bottom 5%
Devices with the MediaTek Helio G36
7 devices in our catalog use 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 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?
7 devices in our catalog use the MediaTek Helio G36: TCL 505, Infinix SMART 8 Plus, HONOR X5b Plus, Redmi A3, HONOR X5b, and more.
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.
