Apple A18 vs HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A18 with HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G. 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 | 4x 2.42 GHz – Apple Sawtooth | 1x 2.58 GHz – Cortex-A76 3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
Lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
TDP | 9 Watt | 6 Watt |
Neural Processing | Apple Neural Engine | Ascend D110 Lite + Ascend D100 Tiny, HUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture |
Memory (RAM)
Max amount | up to 8 GB | up to 12 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
Memory frequency | 3750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
Storage specification | UFS 3.0 |
Graphics
GPU name | Apple A18 GPU | Mali-G77 MP8 |
GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Mali Valhall |
GPU frequency | 1490 MHz | 700 MHz |
Execution units | 5 | 8 |
Shaders | 640 | 128 |
DirectX | 12 | |
OpenCL API | 2.1 | |
OpenGL API | ES 3.2 | |
Vulkan API | 1.2 |
Camera, Video, Display
Max screen resolution | 3120x1440 | |
Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 48MP, 2x 20MP |
Max Video Capture | 4K@120fps | 4K@30fp |
Video codec support | AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP8 VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
4G network | Yes | Yes |
5G network | Yes | Yes |
Peak Download Speed | 10 Gbps | 1.4 Gbps |
Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps | 0.2 Gbps |
Wi-Fi | 7 (802.11be) | 5 (802.11ac) |
Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
Launch Date | 2024 Quarter 3 | 2020 Quarter 2 |
Partnumber | APL1V08 | Hi6290 |
Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
Positioning | Flagship | Mid-end |
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