While the future is 5G, the sun has not yet set on the Helio line of chipsets– in fact, MediaTek just refreshed the upper tiers with the expose of the Helio G96 and Helio G88. Keep in mind that, regardless of their names, these are not strict upgrades over the G95 and G85.

The Helio G96 functions are set of Cortex-A76 cores clocked at 2.05 GHz and 6 A55 cores, like the G95. Nevertheless, its GPU is only a Mali-G57 MC2, a clear downgrade from the G76 MC4 that came previously.

MediaTek unveils the Helio G95 and G88 chipsets

Helio G96
Helio G95
Helio G88
Helio G85

The Helio G88 is much more similar to its predecessor. It has the very same set of Cortex-A75 cores running at 2.0 GHz signed up with by 6 A55 cores.

What has changed is that the G88 supports 90 Hz displays at as much as 1080p+ resolution (the G85 appears to be capped at 90 Hz @ 720p+). The main cam can have a 64 MP sensor, up from 48 MP.

Small cores
6x Cortex-A55
6x Cortex-A55
6x Cortex-A55
6x Cortex-A55

Bluetooth.
Bluetooth 5.2.
Bluetooth 5.0.
Bluetooth 5.0.
Bluetooth 5.0.

For one, it supports 120 Hz display screens (LCD and OLED alike) at up to 1080p+ resolution, up from 90 Hz. The max electronic camera resolution has actually been increased to support the 108 MP sensing units that are readily available on the market, though video capture is still capped at 4K @ 30 fps.

Both the Helio-G96 and G88 were updated to HyperEngine 2.0 Lite and assistance dual-SIM operation with VoLTE. They also include brand-new cam processing techniques, e.g. 3DNR and MFNR sound decrease in hardware for the G96.

LTE modem (downlink).
Feline 13.
Feline 12.
Feline 7.
Cat 7.

Video capture.
4K @ 30 fps.
4K @ 30 fps.
1080p @ 60 fps.
1080 @ 60 fps.

The chip is not without upgrades. For one, it supports 120 Hz display screens (LCD and OLED alike) at approximately 1080p+ resolution, up from 90 Hz. The max video camera resolution has actually been increased to support the 108 MP sensors that are offered on the market, though video capture is still capped at 4K @ 30 fps.

Source.

Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi 5 (a/b/g/ n/ac).
Wi-Fi 5 (a/b/g/ n/ac).
Wi-Fi 5 (a/b/g/ n/ac).
Wi-Fi 5 (a/b/g/ n/ac).

Further upgrades consist of support for faster LTE (Cat 13 downlink), faster storage (UFS 2.2) and a more recent Bluetooth variation (5.2 ).

Huge cores
2x Cortex-A76 @ 2.05 GHz
2x Cortex-A76 @ 2.05 GHz
2x Cortex-A75 @ 2.0 GHz
2x Cortex-A75 @ 2.0 GHz

Show
120 Hz @ 1080p+.
90 Hz @ 1080p+.
90 Hz @ 1080p+.
90 Hz @ 720p+, 60 Hz @ 1080p+.

GPU
Mali G57 MC2
Mali-G76 MC4
Mali-G52 MC2 @ 1.0 GHz
Mali-G52 MC2 @ 1.0 GHz

RAM.
LPDDR4X @ 2133 MHz.
LPDDR4X @ 2133 MHz.
LPDDR4x @ 1800 MHz.
LPDDR4x @ 1800 MHz.

The Helio G88 is much more comparable to its predecessor. It has the same set of Cortex-A75 cores running at 2.0 GHz joined by 6 A55 cores. The Mali-G52 MC2 GPU runs at the same 1 GHz frequency.

Max web cam resolution.
108 MP.
64 MP.
64 MP.
48 MP.

Storage.
UFS 2.2.
UFS 2.1.
eMMC 5.1.
eMMC 5.1.