MediaTek MT8188J vs Apple A12 Bionic

Comparisons   18-06-2023
   Full comparison data of MediaTek MT8188J vs Apple A12 Bionic, examination of graphics chips (GPU). A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table. From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as Geekbench, GFXBench, AnTuTu, Neocore, PCMark, Vellamo, 3DMark, Quadrant, PassMark, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Asphalt 9, Minecraft, Call of Duty, GTA, Madout2, PUBG, Fortnite etc.
   After looking at the data these tests and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy MT8188J or A12 Bionic.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

MT8188J

25%

A12 Bionic

30%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

MT8188J

72%

A12 Bionic

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

MT8188J

24%

A12 Bionic

29%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	MT8188J	A12 Bionic
Total score	360113	419987
CPU	100831	117593
GPU	136847	159589
MEM	57613	67188
UX	64810	75591

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	MT8188J	A12 Bionic
Single-Core	665	900
Multi-Core	2195	2970

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	MT8188J	A12 Bionic
Frequency	2200 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	6
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		6900 millions
Core configuration	2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	8 Gb	12 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2133
Memory bandwidth	28	34.1
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A12 Bionic is 11% better than MT8188J in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that MT8188J has -2 more core than A12 Bionic. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G57 MC2	Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	486	586
# of Cores	2	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2400 x 1080 pixels	2688 x 1242 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	28.5	27.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	55.6	54.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	45.1	56.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	37.7	40.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	46.4	45.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	71.9	74.5
Real Racing 3	67.6	84.5
Sniper 3D	72.1	107
Need for Speed No Limits	81.1	67.6
Mortal Kombat X	72.2	64.7
CSR Racing 2	58.4	78.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	32 MP	12 MP
Dual Camera resolution	16 MP	12 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)		Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	30	960
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem		Intel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed	750 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	300 MBit/s.	350 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS
NFC support	No	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT8188J is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 31
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch video from beginning to end of joint testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

MT8188J SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• MT8188J specs and review.

A12 Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10

• A12 Bionic specs and review.