A good day to you and yours. I want us to do a Helio G92 vs Helio G90T comparison. The aim of this article is show you why you should not blindly follow marketing and naming schemes.
So what I’m going to do first is quickly list out the specifications of both SoCs, compare them and save the commentary for last.
Helio G92 vs Helio G90T specs
| Specs | Helio G92 | Helio G90T |
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| GPU | Mali G52 MC2 | Mali G76 MC4 |
| Process | 12nm TSMC | 12nm TSMC |
| ISA | ARMv8 | ARMv8 |
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| RAM | LPDDR4x (1800GHz) | LPDDR4x (2133MHz) |
| Storage | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| ISP | Imagiq | Imagiq |
| NPU | MediaTek APU | MediaTek APU 2.0 |
| Camera | 64MP | 64MP |
| Video | 2K @30fps | 4K @30fps |
| Display | Up to 1080p (90Hz @FHD, 120Hz @HD+) | 1080p @60Hz |
| Network |
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| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| WiFi | 5 | 5 |
Performance
When it comes to raw performance, there’s really no contest between these two. Despite being the older SoC from 2019, the MediaTek Helio G90T packs a much more robust punch than the weaker Helio G92.
The G90T has 2 Cortex A76 high performance cores running at 2.05GHz. The G92 on the other hand uses weaker Cortex A75 performance cores running at 2GHz. As a result, there’s really no challenges. On the GeekBench CPU test, the Helio G90T is 32% faster for multi core and 51% faster for single core performance.
Moving on to the GPUs, the Mali G76 MC4 on the older Helio G90T is will run laps around the weaker Mali G52 MC2 on the Helio G92.
This one is a clean sweep for the older Helio G90T. No contest at all.
RAM and Storage
Both processors use LPDDR4X RAM but the RAM on the Helio G90T is clocked at a slightly faster 2133MHz compared to 1800MHz clock speed on the Helio G92.
Another thing to consider is the connection bus between the CPUs and the RAM. The LPDDR4X RAM on the G90T connects to the CPUs using a 32-bit high speed connector. The RAM on the Helio G92 connects using slower 16-bit connections.
As a result, the phones using the Helio G90T will load apps faster and multitask better than the G92. Most of this is dependent on software but all things being equal, the G90T will do things much faster.
As for storage, they both support eMMC 5.1 and UFS 2.1 but most manufacturers used the UFS 2.1 for the G90T but would stubbornly use the slower eMMC storage for phones with the Helio G92. As a result, phones with Helio G90T should feel much faster.
Benchmarks
When we check benchmarks to see if our analysis is correct, you’ll see that AnTuTu and GeekBench confirm this to be true.
On AnTuTu 10, the Helio G90T scores a decent 375,080 points whilst the Helio G92 lags behind with around 100,000 points behind (262,300). On GeekBench, the Helio G90T is 32% faster for multi core tests.
Camera
Both phones support 64MP cameras but the Helio G90T has a much superior ISP. As a result, the Helio G90T will produce better photos and can support a higher video resolution (up to 4K@30fps).
The G92 on the other hand will offer weaker photos and can only support up 2K video resolution at 30fps.
Connectivity
Both SoCs support 4G LTE cellular networks but the MediaTek Helio G90T supports a much faster LTE Cat.12 connection which has a max download speed of 600Mbps. The Helio G92 supports a slower LTE Cat.7 connection with 300Mbps max download speeds.
Other specs such as Bluetooth and WiFi are similar too. They both use WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5, but the Helio G92 uses a much more modern Bluetooth 5.4 as opposed to the older Bluetooth 5.0 on the Helio G90T.
Verdict
So when we tally, there’s no contest. The MediaTek Helio G90T wins on all counts.
Helio G92 vs Helio G90T: Why you should not be blinded by marketing
So let’s move on to the commentary.
This is one of the many reasons why I’ll always encourage you never to be lazy and follow marketing names and numbers. They work, yes but when they don’t, they can be very misleading.
This is one of such cases. It could be very easy to assume that the Helio G92 (or Helio G91) is slightly better than the Helio G90T due to the naming scheme. This may then influence your buying choices.
The MediaTek Helio G90T was designed as a direct challenge to Qualcomm and a direct competitor to the Snapdragon 730G. As a result, MediaTek pulled out all the stops to ensure that the Helio G90T was a roaring success.
The MediaTek Helio G92 is not a real SoC. It is a renamed Helio G88 which by itself is a rebadged Helio G85 with 64MP camera support.
The Helio G35, G36, G37, 50, G88, G91, G92, G96, G99 and G100 are all MediaTek’s attempts to saturate the budget and lower mid-range market.
They want to dominate this market with very low effort so that this way, whatever you buy is MediaTek. The smartphone companies are also in on it. That way they don’t get to buy the newer and more powerful Dimensity series.
They can sell you phones reusing older and cheaper processors whilst making mad money.
As to the question of why MediaTek does not keep making the Helio G90T, I believe it’s actually more expensive to make because of the Mali G76 MC4. I think that’s why it was dropped in favour of the older, slower but cheaper Mali G57 MC2.
The MediaTek Helio G90T still lives on, albeit as the slightly weaker MediaTek Helio G99 and G100.
The G91 and G92 are just older Helio G80 series SoCs masquerading as being better than what they actually are. This is to prompt unsuspecting buyers to happily part with their cash. Dare I say it’s working.
That’s my bit. Cheers!
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