Apple A18 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 with HiSilicon Kirin 659. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth | 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 3 nm | 16 nm |
Number of transistors | 4000 million | |
TDP | 9 Watt | |
Neural Processing | Apple Neural Engine | - |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 4 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR3 |
Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 933 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x32 bit |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple A18 GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Mali Midgard |
GPU frequency | 1490 MHz | 900 MHz |
Execution units | 5 | 2 |
Shaders | 640 | 32 |
OpenCL API | 1.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 1920x1200 | |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@120fps | FullHD+@60fps |
Video codec support | AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 10 Gbps | 0.3 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 0.05 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 7 (802.11be) | 4 (802.11n) |
Bluetooth | 5.3 | 4.2 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2024 Quarter 3 | 2017 Quarter 1 |
Partnumber | APL1V08 | Hi6250 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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