MediaTek Helio P70 Vs P60 Vs X30: Compare Specifications & Features

In this post, we are going to compare the latest SoCs recently announced by MediaTek. On a high-level, we are going to compare three SoC’s, the Helio X30, P60, and the P70. Even though MediaTek and Qualcomm are rivals, but Qualcomm has a clear lead, that too by a considerable margin. With the launch of Snapdragon 630, 660 and Snapdragon 845, Qualcomm wants to win over the smartphone processor markets in the mid-range and high-end phones.

Related: MediaTek Helio A22 vs P60

MediaTek doesn’t want to stay back. Recently, MediaTek launched the Helio P series of new generation SOCs for the mid-to-high segment. The Helio P60 is already in the market. Very Soon, we will get to see the Helio P70 and the P40. But here we are concerned about the P70, P60 and the X30.

MediaTek Helio X30 despite being a good SoC could not replace the Snapdragon 835 or capture any significant market share outside of China. There are a lot of reasons for that. For one, is their restrictions to sell in the US markets. That might be the reason, MediaTek has decided to work on their Helio P series processor lineup that has done well in the past. Let’s start the comparison and find out whether they are worth investing in.

In the meanwhile, Realme, which is a sub-brand from Oppo, has launched the worlds first, Mediatek P70 powered smartphone dubbed Realme U1. Check it out on Amazon India.

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MediaTek Helio P70 Vs P60 Vs X30

Helio P60 is a powerful mid-range SoC that combines the incredible power of a cluster of four Cortex A73 cores tuned at 2 GHz frequency and the second cluster of four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 2 GHz. It comes with a multi-core AI processing unit for performing AI tasks. It houses the latest Arm-Mali G72 GPU with full-HD display support with the aspect ratio of 20:9. Thus it is not only bezel-less ready but also ready for notched display.

Also Read: Phones with Helio X30

Moving on to the Helio P70 that has caused quite a noise by the tech reviewers. As per the reports, this SoC will be launched soon along with the P40. It is directly going to compete with the Snapdragon 660 and the upcoming SD 670. The Helio P70 will be an octa-core processor with a cluster of four ARM Cortex A73 cores clocked at 2.5 GHz and four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 2 GHz.

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MediaTek P60 vs P70 Specs Comparison:

Now that we have discussed all the important features and technologies, let us jump towards the side by side specification comparison. It will help you to understand all the major differences between MediaTek P60 and MediaTek P70 more thoroughly. We will avoid all the revised and similar features and specs, and discuss only those really make an impact on the performance. Here we go:

Processors:

Memory & Storage:

Connectivity:

Camera :

Graphics:

Other:

As the table implies, despite having similar features, MediaTek Helio P70 delivers slightly better frequency compared to Helio P60. This could be possibly the result of all the optimizations we discussed earlier in the post. Moreover, P70 also delivers better GPU frequency compared to the former one and comes with additional repose time enhancement technology. These are the only differences between these two processors at technical perspective.

The chipset also rumored to feature Mali-G72 MP4 800 MHz GPU unit. It will support only full HD resolution display with an aspect ratio of up to 20:9 for the notch screen support. Ulefone T2 Pro will be the first phone powered by Helio P70 that will have a notched display like the iPhone X. Helio P70 is also expected to come with some AI capabilities.

Moving to the Helio X30 which was a MediaTek flagship SoC from 2017. Unlike most of the processors in the smartphone market, the X30 is a deca-core processor. It is among the first wave of processors built on the 10 nm FinFET process. The deca-core CPU combines the power of 2 Cortex A73 cores clocked at 2.6 GHz, 4 Cortex A53 cores clocked at 2.2 GHz and four Cortex A35 cores at 1.9 GHz. It has IMG PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 clocked at 850 MHz with a display resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels.

All the three SoCs we are comparing here support up to 8 GB of RAM. But the X30 is built on the 10 nm FinFET processor while the rest two are on the 12 nm FinFET process. So it is evident that the X30 is slightly better in power efficiency and performance.

The Helio X30 has a better modem as compared with the Helio P60 and the upcoming P70. MediaTek X30 supports Bluetooth 5.0 while the P60 supports Bluetooth 4.2. It is expected that the Helio P70 might also come with Bluetooth 5.0. Coming to the camera capabilities, The X30, P60, and P70 supports up to 32 MP single camera and dual camera setup. The new SoCs P60 and P70 are better at handling the dual camera ISP.

Moving to some benchmarks report on AnTuTu, The MediaTek Helio P70 has scored which is higher than the Helio X30, Snapdragon 660 and Exynos 7872. The CPU is above its mid-range competitors. But the GPU result is not that good as compared to its direct competitor SD 660 and the Helio X30. Helio X30 beats the P70 in the UX score too.

The Helio P60 is slightly less potent than the P70. The former will be powering the lower mid-range Android smartphones. Then the Helio P70 will be seen powering performance oriented mid-range smartphones with some AI functionalities. But the Helio X30 does not seem to be having a future ahead. It was launched to power the high-end flagship smartphones. But the Snapdragon outperformed the X30. The successor of SD 835, the SD 845 is a lot better option than the MediaTek Helio X30. Overall, to invest in the Helio P60 and P70 is a worth the money but not in the Helio X30 as of now.

Feature Highlights:

Now that we have gone through all important specification side by side, which will help us to understand these processors easily, let us have a look at some features and technologies offered in these processors by MediaTek:

MediaTek Helio P60:

MediaTek Helio P60 was marketed hard keeping its core intensive performance, camera performance and AI technology support in front. It utilizes a variety of class-leading hardware. It comes with Cortex A73 processor, Arm Mali G72 GPU, Multi-core APU (AI Processing Unit), and three ISPs with power optimization. All these and other quality leading hardware offer full HD+ 20:9 display support, camera enhancements, and other features as well. The MediaTek Helio P60 is built on top of latest 12nm FinFET manufacturing technology. With MediaTek CorePilot 4.0, the processor delivers enhanced power efficiency.

Multi-Core APU:

MediaTek Helio P60 lets your smartphone optimize NeuroPilot intelligence technology. Within SoC, it enables the CPU, GPU and APU interact with each other smoothly by intelligently controlling the multi-core APU. This module is considered whole a lot powerful and efficient than average GPUs. It delivers impressive AI performance up to 280 GMAC/s. Other than its remarkable camera optimization, the P60 offers deep learning face detection, beautification, novel, overlays, object identification, scene identification, AR/MR acceleration, photography enhancements, real-time video previews, and many more amusing technologies.  Moreover, it helps the developer to build apps that deliver improved performance and power efficiency.

Better Power Efficiency with Bigger Cores:

With impressive core performance, the Octa-Core CPU paired with Arm Mali H72 GPU fulfills the performance need of demanding applications and games as well. With such high-end performance, the system demands more memory bandwidth. To achieve it, MediaTek offers support to 8 GB of LPDDR4X memory at 1800 MHz. It does deliver not only performance but also optimal power efficiency. Use of the SoC hardware and 12 nm process also complements the MediaTek P60 to enhance power efficiency. Compared to previous generation Helio processors, it delivers up to 12% more power efficiency and helps your smartphone to last longer in demanding games.

Photography and Hardware:

The Helio P60 supports dual camera setup of 24 MP + 16 MP or a single 32 MP shooter. Its hardware driven performance delivers great real-time depth calculations. With three individual ISPs, it helps the camera deliver 30 fps with no shutter delay with 32 MP sensor and 90 fps and multi-frame recording with 16 MP sensors. It automatically detects depth at real time to deliver impressive HDR images. Multi-frame noise reduction, RAW domain multi-frame HDR, zigzag HDR and PDAF are some of the mention-worthy features it delivers.

4G LTE WorldMode Modem:

As you may have already noticed, P60 highly focuses on power efficiency, and so does its 4G LTE modem. It is supported by over 100 cellular operators around the world. Moreover, it allows dual 4G SIMs. The TAS 2.0 technology (transmission antenna switching) allows the smartphone to maintain optimal signal quality while keeping the power consumption low. It ultimately makes the smartphone safer too use. The platform comes with support to CAT-7 and CAT 13 performance. On the other hand, it comes with 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, multi GNSS and FM radio for connectivity and location services.

MediaTek Helio P70:

The MediaTek Helio P70 is powered by a powerful Arm Cortex A73 / A53 Octa-Core Processor. Moreover, it features Arm Mali G72 class GPU for graphics-intensive operations. Compared to P60, it promises up to 13% increased clock speeds and performance. It supports 20:9 displays with full HD+ resolution. The CorePilot 4.0 helps it deliver smooth operating performance by managing task queues more smartly and efficiently. This involves thermal management, UX monitoring, EAS+ technology, etc. Like P60 the Helio P70 also uses TSMC 12nm FinFET manufacturing process, helping it deliver better power efficient compared to 14nm based products.

Power efficient AI processing:

The multi-core CPU features in MediaTek P70 delivers up to 525 MHz frequency. The MediaTek NeuroPilot enhancements and intelligent scheduler technology helps it delivers up to 30 % more AI processing efficiency than the Helio P60 did. Despite being in the same performance scope, the P70 delivers much efficient AI performance compared to Helio P60. The MediaTek P70 is capable of handling complex AI tasks such as human pose detection. It delivers exceptional resource management with improved power efficiency, flexibility and performance.

Smooth Gaming Experience:

Compared to the previous generation CPUs in the family, the Helio P70 utilizes advanced multithreading optimizations, which helps it improve latency for the superior gaming experience. Compared to the previous P60 MediaTek P70 delivers 7% better DOU on peak gaming performance moments and consumes 35% less data which providing increased power efficiency and performance.

Capture Amazingness:

 MediaTek P70 utilizes high resolution depth engine with up to 3x boost in performance. It saves up to 43mA which delivering 24fps Bokeh previews. The hardware ability to deliver RAW HDR images helps p70 to deliver, record and process HDR content at real time. Moreover, it also supports Raw-Domain multi-frame HDR and Zigzag HDR technologies. MNFR is also improved so it processes JPEG images much faster compared to previous gen processors in the family. It helps delivering edge when capturing burst of photos. It comes with dedicated warping engine for electronic image stabilization. Use of this technology instead of GPU saves up to 23mA every second. Whiteouts are eliminated by intelligent anti-blooming engine. Moreover, it delivers awesome AI facial detection with help of better scene detection technology. It also delivers improved 3A performance (AE, AF, AWB).

4G LTE WorldMode Modem:

As we discussed earlier in the post, the latest 4G LTE World Mode modem introduced by MediaTek in their processors help delivering better power efficiency while providing support to latest cellular standards. The VoLTE and LTE services are consumable on both sim cards as it provides support to Dual 4G sim. Compared to traditional cellular calling standards, these technologies promise to deliver a better experience by improving call setup time and sound quality overall. Other than this, it provides reliable coverage with better power efficiency. The TAS 2.0 technology (As discussed in P60 section), delivers optimal and sustained signal quality without harming power efficiency.

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