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Mediatek Helio G36 | PowerVR GE8320 | 6.52" | 192 g
The Mediatek Helio G36 is an entry level ARM SoC for smartphones (mainly Android based) that was introduced in late 2023. It is manufactured in a 12 nm FinFET process and is equipped with 8 ARM Cortex-A53 CPU cores clocked at up to 2.2 GHz. Compared to the similar Helio G25, the G36 offers higher CPU clock speeds (+ 200 MHz), GPU clock speeds (+30 MHz) and supports higher display resolutions of up to 2400 x 1800. Compared to the similar Helio G35, the G36 offers a 100 MHz lower CPU clock but supports 90Hz screens.
Furthermore, the SoC integrates a LTE Cat.4 modem, a Wi-Fi 5 / Bluetooth 5.0 modem, a LPDDR3-933 / LPDDR4-1200 / LPDDR4x-1600 memory controller, a IMG PowerVR GE8320 graphics card, and a 1080p30 video de- and encoder (H.265 decoding, H.264 encoding).
Series | Mediatek Mediatek Helio G | ||||||||||||||||
Codename | Cortex-A53 | ||||||||||||||||
Series: Mediatek Helio G Cortex-A53
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Clock Rate | 2200 MHz | ||||||||||||||||
Number of Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 8 x 2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 | ||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing Technology | 12 nm | ||||||||||||||||
Features | UMTS/HSPA+, LTE Cat. 4, Cat-7 DL / Cat-13 UL, LPDDR3-933 / LPDDR4-1200 / LPDDR4x-1600 Memory Controller, 1080p30 H.264 Video Encoder, H.264 / H.265 1080p30 Decoder | ||||||||||||||||
GPU | PowerVR GE8320 ( - 680 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||
64 Bit | 64 Bit support | ||||||||||||||||
Architecture | ARM | ||||||||||||||||
Announcement Date | 02/01/2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Product Link (external) | www.mediatek.com |
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