Apple A18 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 with HiSilicon Kirin 955. 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
Total Score
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
Score
GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
Score
CPU cores and architecture
Architecture | 4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth | 4x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A72 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
Lithography | 3 nm | 16 nm |
Number of transistors | 2000 million | |
TDP | 9 Watt | 5 Watt |
Neural Processing | Apple Neural Engine |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 4 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4 |
Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 1333 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 2x32 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 2.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple A18 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Mali Midgard |
GPU frequency | 1490 MHz | 900 MHz |
Execution units | 5 | 4 |
Shaders | 640 | 64 |
DirectX | 11.2 | |
OpenCL API | 1.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 31MP, 2x 13MP |
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) VP8 |
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) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 5.3 | 4.2 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2024 Quarter 3 | 2016 April |
Partnumber | APL1V08 | Hi3655 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
Popular comparisons:
1
Samsung Exynos 980 vs MediaTek Helio G200
2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus vs MediaTek Helio P65
3
MediaTek Dimensity 7400 vs HiSilicon Kirin 8000
4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
5
Apple A16 Bionic vs HiSilicon Kirin 710F
6
MediaTek Dimensity 800U vs MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Ultra
7
Unisoc Tanggula T760 5G vs MediaTek Helio G99
8
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Unisoc Tiger T606
9
Unisoc SC7731E vs MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus
10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 690