Apple A19 vs HiSilicon Kirin 980
Which processor is better? We compared Apple A19 with HiSilicon Kirin 980. 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 | 2x 4.26 GHz | 2x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 2x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Number of cores | 2 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| Lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Number of transistors | 6900 million | |
| TDP | 6 Watt | |
| Neural Processing | Apple Neural Engine | HiSilicon Dual NPU |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 12 GB | up to 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 4266 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple A19 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 |
| GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Mali Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | 720 MHz |
| Execution units | 5 | 10 |
| Shaders | 640 | 160 |
| 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 32MP |
| Max Video Capture | 4K@120fps | 4K@30fps |
| Video codec support | AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP8 VP9 |
AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 1.4 Gbps | |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.2 Gbps | |
| Wi-Fi | 7 (802.11be) | 6 (802.11ax) |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2025 Quarter 3 | 2018 Quarter 4 |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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