Apple A19 Pro vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A19 Pro 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?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A19 Pro

3678

Kirin 659

214

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A19 Pro

10856

Kirin 659

811

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 4.38 GHz	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	2	4
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	16 nm
Number of transistors		4000 million
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	-

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 12 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name		Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Architecture		Mali Midgard
GPU frequency		900 MHz
Execution units		2
Shaders		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		0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth	5.4	4.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS GLONASS