Apple M1 (iPad) vs HiSilicon Kirin 8020

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M1 (iPad) with HiSilicon Kirin 8020. 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
M1 (iPad)
2297
Kirin 8020
1353

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
M1 (iPad)
8397
Kirin 8020
3577

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 3.2 GHz – Apple Icestorm 1x 2.285 GHz
3x 2.05 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Instruction Set ARMv8.5-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 5 nm 7 nm
Number of transistors 16000 million
TDP 14 Watt
Neural Processing Apple Neural Engine HUAWEI Da Vinci

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory-bus 2x16 bit 4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name Apple M1 GPU Maleoon 920
GPU Architecture Apple GPU Huawei Maleoon
GPU frequency 1278 MHz 840 MHz
Execution units 8 4
Shaders 1024 1024
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0
Vulkan API 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2732x2048
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps 4K@60fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
MJPEG (Motion JPEG)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth 5.0 5.4
Satellite navigation GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2020 Quarter 4 2025 Quarter 2
Partnumber APL1102
Vertical Segment Tablets Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Mid-end