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MediaTek Helio G99 (MT6789/MT8781)

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MediaTek Helio G99
Helio G99
Helio G99
Manufacturer MediaTek
Name Helio G99
Architecture aarch64
CPU 2x ARM Cortex-A76 (2.2 GHz)
6x ARM Cortex-A55 (2.0 GHz)
GPU ARM Mali-G57 MC2
Year 2022
Process 6nm
Mainline partial
Components
CPU
SMP (bring up secondary CPU cores), CPU frequency scaling, CPUidle
Partial
UART
Works
Storage
eMMC, SD cards, UFS, ...
Works
USB
Works
Display
Partial
GPU
Works
Pinctrl
Works
I²C
Works
SPI
Serial Peripheral Interface
Works
Audio
Broken
Video
Hardware-accelerated video de/encoding
Broken
Thermal
Works
WiFi
Broken
Bluetooth
Broken
Modem
Calls, SMS, Internet
Broken
GPS
Broken
Camera
Broken
Suspend
Broken

The MediaTek Helio G99 is a mid-range SoC for tablets and gaming smartphones released in 2022. Two variants exist, MT6789 and MT8781, which are very similar and can use the same dts.[1]

Devices

Helio G99 (MT6789)

Device Codename Category Booting
LincPlus T4 lincplus-t4 No
MediaTek Helio G99 (MT8789/MT8781) mediatek-mt6789 Yes
Motorola Moto G72 motorola-vicky testing Yes
Teclast T50 Max teclast-t50max No
Teclast T65 Max teclast-t65max No
Tecno Pova 6 tecno-li7
Unihertz Jelly Star unihertz-jelly-star No
Volla Phone X23 volla-vidofnir No
Xiaomi POCO M5 xiaomi-stone
Xiaomi POCO M6 Pro 4G / Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G / Redmi Note 14S xiaomi-emerald Yes
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G xiaomi-tanzanite Yes
Zinwa Q25 zinwa-q25 testing Yes

Helio G99 (MT8781)

Device Codename Category Booting
Lenovo Tab Plus lenovo-tb351fu No
Xiaomi Redmi Pad xiaomi-yunluo No

Helio G100

No results

Helio G200

No results

Mainline Status:

Mainline fork

A close-to-mainline fork is developed for this SoC here: *link*

SMP

Only 6 cores are working for now.

USB

Works at both device/host modes. But dual-role mode is broken.

Display

GPU works. Only simple-framebuffer for now.

References