Apple M1 (iPad) vs HiSilicon Kirin 935

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M1 (iPad) with HiSilicon Kirin 935. 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 935

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M1 (iPad)

8397

Kirin 935

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 3.2 GHz – Apple Icestorm	4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.5-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	5 nm	28 nm
Number of transistors	16000 million	1000 million
TDP	14 Watt	7 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	2133 MHz	800 MHz
Memory-bus	2x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M1 GPU	Mali-T628 MP4
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Midgard
GPU frequency	1278 MHz	680 MHz
Execution units	8	4
Shaders	1024	64
DirectX		11
OpenCL API		1.2
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2732x2048	2560x1600
Max camera resolution		1x 20MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MJPEG (Motion JPEG) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	2.5 Gbps	0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.0	4.2
Satellite navigation	GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS