HiSilicon Kirin 659 vs MediaTek Helio P70

VS
Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 659 with MediaTek Helio P70. 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

Total Score
Kirin 659
Helio P70
204153

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Kirin 659
214
Helio P70
304

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Kirin 659
811
Helio P70
1421

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A73
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 16 nm 12 nm
Number of transistors 4000 million
TDP 5 Watt
Neural Processing - MediaTek CorePilot

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 4 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR3 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 933 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Architecture Mali Midgard Mali Bifrost
GPU frequency 900 MHz 900 MHz
Execution units 2 3
Shaders 32 48
OpenCL API 1.2 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 1920x1200 2160x1080@60Hz
Max camera resolution 1x 16MP, 2x 8MP 1x 48MP, 1x 20MP + 1x 16MP
Max Video Capture FullHD+@60fps FullHD@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.3 Gbps 0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.05 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 4.2 4.2
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
GLONASS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2017 Quarter 1 2018 Quarter 4
Partnumber Hi6250 MT6771V/CT
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Mid-end