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?
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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 | 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 |
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