Helio G88 vs Helio G91
The Helio G88 and the Helio G91 are both entry-level chips made by MediaTek. In Geekbench 6, the Helio G91 is 11% faster in multi-core (1,400 vs 1,260), while the Helio G88 is 10% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Helio G91 +11%Single-core Geekbench 6
Helio G88 +10%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Helio G88 | Helio G91 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MediaTek | MediaTek |
| Class | Entry | Entry |
| Announced | — | Feb 2024 |
| Process | — | 12 nm TSMC |
| CPU | — | 8 cores 2× 2.0 GHz + 6× 1.8 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | — | 2 GHz |
| GPU | — | Mali-G52 MC2 |
| 5G modem | — | 4G only |
| Place in our ranking | #125 of 130 | #122 of 130 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 440 (better) | 400 |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 1,260 | 1,400 (better) |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | — | 80 |
| Phones in our database | 1 phone | 2 phones |
| Best-rated phone | TCL 40 NXTPAPER 4.7 | REDMI 17 5.2 |
| Newest phone | TCL 40 NXTPAPER Aug 2023 | REDMI 17 Aug 2026 |
Phones with the Helio G88
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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4.7
TCL 40 NXTPAPER
6.78″ 90 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,010 mAh
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Phones with the Helio G91
2 phones in our database, best rated first.
Helio G88 vs Helio G91: FAQ
Which is faster, the Helio G88 or the Helio G91?
In Geekbench 6, the Helio G91 is 11% faster in multi-core (1,400 vs 1,260), while the Helio G88 is 10% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which phones use the Helio G88 and the Helio G91?
The Helio G88 powers one phone in our database: the TCL 40 NXTPAPER. The Helio G91 powers 2 phones in our database, including the REDMI 17 and REDMI 13.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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