Apple A15 Bionic vs HiSilicon Kirin 659
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A15 Bionic with HiSilicon Kirin 659. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
AnTuTu 10
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 2x 3.24 GHz – Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz – Blizzard |
4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
Number of cores | 6 | 4 |
Instruction Set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 5 nm | 16 nm |
Number of transistors | 15000 million | 4000 million |
TDP | 6 Watt | |
Neural Processing | NPU | - |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 6 GB | up to 4 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR3 |
Memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 933 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x32 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | NVMe |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple gen. 5 | Mali-T830 MP2 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Mali Midgard |
GPU frequency | 1338 MHz | 900 MHz |
Execution units | 5 | 2 |
Shaders | 640 | 32 |
OpenCL API | 1.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 2732x2048 | 1920x1200 |
Max camera resolution | 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP | |
Max Video Capture | 4K@60fps | FullHD+@60fps |
Video codec support | H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 7.5 Gbps | 0.3 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 3 Gbps | 0.05 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 6 (802.11ax) | 4 (802.11n) |
Bluetooth | 5.0 | 4.2 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
BeiDou GPS GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2021 Quarter 3 | 2017 Quarter 1 |
Partnumber | APL1W07 | Hi6250 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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